Key factors were used to determine each high school's placement such as state assessment proficiency and underserved student performance.

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.

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.

See the schedule of North Carolina high school football games in Western North Carolina in Week 1 of the NCHSAA, NCISAA seasons.

Western North Carolina residents head to court Monday in a fight against an "illegal" mine that swept into the mountains in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

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Now, during hurricane season, is the time to sign up for free city and county emergency alert notifications in Western North Carolina.

Officials say the risk to the general public remains low as Jackson and Macon counties investigate possible exposure.

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

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.