A plane crashed at Avery County Airport on Friday, Oct. 17, an airport official confirmed. The crash happened around 11:45 ...

According to Avery County Sheriff Mike Henley, the crash occurred around noon, "involving a small single passenger aircraft that crashed while attempting to take off." The pilot, James Perry Webb, 75, ...

An earthquake was reported in North Carolina early Thursday morning. The magnitude 1.8 quake happened near Bakersville, North Carolina, which is about 20 miles from Burnsville, North Carolina. It had ...

An earthquake rippled across part of the North Carolina mountains on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey ...

Several small earthquakes shook Western North Carolina in the past week. Damaging earthquakes in the Tar Heel State are not common. Both of the recent earthquakes, which occurred Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 ...

Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Bakersville Town Council in November’s election, while Spruce Pine is holding an uncontested election. The deadline to register to vote ...