Burke (left and standing), presides over the Senate Committee on Elections while it considers legislation to redraw the state ...

The Banner Elk Police Department is proud to announce the addition of a new K-9 officer to its ranks. The department’s newest ...

Avery Lady Vikings Varsity Volleyball capped off its regular season on a high note with a three-set sweep of rival Mitchell ...

Former FBI director James Comey asked a federal court on Monday to throw out his felony charges on the grounds they were ...

Common dolphins - among the ocean’s most abundant mammals - are living for an average of 17 years rather than 24 years in the 1990s.

One-stop absentee voting for the November municipal election is currently under way at the county Board of Elections office located in the Avery County Courthouse Annex, on ...

Stock markets rose Monday after conciliatory comments from US President Donald Trump eased worries about China-US trade tensions.

A pub used for filming of the new Harry Potter series has been "severely damage" by a fire. Fire crews were called to the ...

MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A more dangerous strain of mpox, a virus that causes painful lesions and flulike symptoms, has been detected in three California residents who had not traveled ...

The Valle Country Fair returned with record attendance and fundraising to benefit Holy Cross Episcopal Church and the Valle Crucis Conference Center.

In the Pediatrics study, more than two-thirds of mothers (68%) did not get an RSV vaccine during pregnancy. Overall, about 28% of infants went without any immunization against RSV, either by their ...

Rae Pickett stepped onto Richell Hines' front stoop wearing a pink T-shirt that foretold the case she hoped to make to Virginia voters as she knocked ...