Jeffrey Allen Higgins, 40, was arrested in 2023 after a shooting on Fairview Road in Marion. The victim, 47-year-old Jimmy Lee Cool, died from his injuries.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a weather alert at 6:22 p.m. on Friday for strong thunderstorms until 7 p.m. The alert is for Northern Jackson as well as Swain, Haywood and Graham counties.

Only six out of 1,000 state-purchased housing trailers have been occupied so far, while nearly seven months after Helene, many North Carolina towns still await

HICKORY — One person is dead and at least 12 others were injured in a mass shooting in western North Carolina. The shooting took place at about 12:45 a.m. in Hickory, a city in Catawba County.

A flood advisory was released by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Thursday at 2:57 p.m. in effect until 7 p.m. The advisory is for Alleghany, Watauga and Wilkes counties. The NWS adds, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected."

As summer approaches, public health and climate experts remind residents to take precautions against heat-related illnesses.

FEMA denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Hurricane Helene cleanup, according to a letter.

Roughly seven months after Hurricane Helene ripped through North Carolina, federal and state grant programs were rolled out to help the area.