
After four main installments, two spin-off series and over a decade of jump scares, demonic possessions and one persistent haunted doll, “The Conjuring” universe comes to a close with “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” a mediocre finale to an inconsistent franchise.

Funds target housing stabilization and community resilience after storm

Division of Water Resources highlights facilities — including several in Western North Carolina — that surpassed federal and state requirements in 2024

Long before the Nantahala was a playground for rafters, the Cherokee told of U’lag‘û — a giant yellow-jacket said to be as large as a house. The legend explains the origin of yellow-jackets and marks the land with names still known around Franklin and the Nantahala Gorge.

City partners with Asheville GreenWorks to remove storm debris, improve local waterways

Stocking locations may shift after Tropical Storm Helene

Before there was “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” another Bill Nye made America laugh. Edgar Wilson Nye, a 19th-century humorist and journalist, found his final resting place in Fletcher. His memorial and grave at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard still draw visitors curious about the man once known as “Bill Nye the Humorist.”

Law enforcement officers in WNC were busy this past week with shooting, abduction and drug investigations

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Isolated storms, patchy fog, gusty winds and temperature drops forecast across mountains