The U.S. Forest Service and other agencies have confirmed two July 23 accidents at Western North Carolina waterfalls, including one that resulted in a fatality. Transylvania County Rescue Squad Chief ...

Nearly untouched by development and around the corner from an old-growth forest, this pristine lake is the perfect getaway ...

Firefighter Joseph Orr "lost his life in a tragic accident (July 23) while enjoying the great outdoors that he loved," according to the Clarks Chapel Fire-Recue. A North Carolina medical examiner’s ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The National Forests in North Carolina announced site closures at Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests due to Hurricane Helene. All Forest Service offices in Western ...

The community is invited to a birthday bash on June 28, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nantahala Outdoor Center’s operations on the Chattahoochee River. Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the ...

Conservation groups have sued the U.S. Forest Service, arguing that the agency’s plans to log a sensitive area of the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina violate federal law. The lawsuit, ...

Western North Carolina is home to hundreds of miles of hiking trails, cascading waterfalls, old-growth forests and sacred lands, most of which are found throughout Pisgah and Nantahala national ...

A North Carolina medical examiner’s report confirms that a young Macon County firefighter was the person who drowned July 23 at a waterfall in the Nantahala National Forest. According to the report ...