The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a report at 4:14 p.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms until 4:45 p.m. The alert is for Rutherford Mountains, Greater Rutherford and Eastern Polk.

At 7:19 p.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued an updated flash flood warning in effect until 10:45 p.m. The warning is for Alleghany, Ashe and Wilkes counties.

American Rebel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AREB), the company behind American Rebel Light Beer, announced a new distribution agreement with Budweiser of Asheville, Inc., bringing the brand into Western North Carolina,

The search for a missing teen in Buncombe County, North Carolina, is now a death investigation, according to authorities.

A flood advisory was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Wednesday at 2:58 p.m. in effect until 6 p.m. The advisory is for Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes counties.

A special weather statement was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Saturday at 7:03 a.m. until 9 a.m. The alert is for Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga and Wilkes counties.

It's Week 1 of NCHSAA high school football in Western North Carolina. See our predictions for the top games this week.

Hopkins pleaded guilty to one count of interference with federally protected activities, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

The Citizen Times and Times-News have ranked all 32 WNC high school football teams for the 2025 NCHSAA, NCISAA season. Here's our list.

President Donald Trump has nominated Russ Ferguson to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Charlotte and western North Carolina for the next four years. “It is the honor of a lifetime,” Ferguson said in a statement to The Charlotte Observer.