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 ...

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

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 ...

The vaccine also lowers their risk of heart disease, dementia and death, researchers reported in Atlanta Sunday at IDWeek, the joint annual meeting of America’s top infectious disease professional ...

MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new AI-driven bite counter is in development to help counter childhood obesity – potentially even tracking kids while they eat and urging them to slow down.

The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge to a federal law prohibiting abusers of illegal drugs from owning firearms.

About 1 in 10 preschoolers and toddlers go outside to play once a week or less, according to results from the University of ...

The Avery Vikings' Senior Night turned bittersweet Friday, Oct. 17, as Hendersonville rolled to a 78-26 victory at MacDonald ...

The Banner Elk Elementary School Pre-K program brought creativity and community spirit to this year’s Woolly Worm Festival ...