The recent U.S. Drought Monitor report shows the areas affected by last week’s severe drought are mostly in a moderate drought now.

Levels of the compound believed to be a human carcinogen at the Asheboro wastewater treatment plant far exceeded national limits in late January.

Five years after a 16 WAPT report, Erin Pickens revisits the East County Line Road corridor and talks to a community leader ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

The superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway said that she expects to eventually hire seasonal workers, but in the mean time ...

Storms dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on a swath of the U.S. East from Kentucky to the nation's capital, causing hundreds of traffic accidents, knocking out power in places and threatening to ...

Three new bills have been filed in the State House to change how district elections and voting cycles operate. The Fair Maps Act proposes the creation of an independent group to draw legislative ...

NCDOT shaved millions off the initial cost estimate for the northern section of the Asheville I-26 Connector. Completion is expected in 2031.

Umbrellas and warm winter layers are needed this week. High temperatures may linger in the 30s and 40s through midweek.

Members of Fas Rewards, the free loyalty program of Arko Corp., can earn discounts by making purchases at convenience stores, ...

Interstate 40, a key commerce route from North Carolina to California, could reopen in a limited manner in about a month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...

Raleigh and central North Carolina could get sleet or freezing rain early this week, then rain off and on through the weekend, forecasters say. Here’s what the National Weather Service says may be ...