If you can, plan to spend a few extra days exploring other Western North Carolina towns and communities within driving distance of Beech Mountain. Banner Elk, as well as Boone, Blowing Rock ...

It’s a typical fall Saturday in the western North Carolina hamlet of Black Mountain, which means a large ... and black garlic ...

North Carolina has plenty of unusual landmarks ... Land of Oz Theme Park - Beech Mountain The first attraction on the list located in WNC is the Land of Oz Theme Park high up in Beech Mountain.

Haunted, abandoned and masterfully artsy locations made it onto this list of eight N.C. landmarks worth checking out.

Visitors can enjoy winter activities at the historic Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort along with excellent skiing at nearby Shawnee Mountain. Guests can find a wide array of winter activities.

Game nights. The brightly lit room with large windows and brand-new flooring would be a gathering space for the 40 tenants expected to soon move in to the former Days Inn Hotel that Anawim Housing ...

Several rounds of rainfall from Tuesday, Feb 11 to Thursday, Feb. 13, are expected to sweep through Western North Carolina ... warning of several days of storms moving through WNC, Northeast ...

A new long-term study reveals alarming insights into the impact of climate change on European beech (Fagus sylvatica), one of Europe's most widespread and ecologically important tree species.

The cold is expected to arrive late Sunday, Jan. 19, bringing mountain wind ... nearly all of western North Carolina forecast to see single-digit lows for several days next week.

A jackpot-winning lottery ticket sold in Shelby, North Carolina, has been claimed by ... in the Carolina Cash 5 ticket Monday, Feb. 3, four days after the Jan. 30 drawing, lottery officials ...