The sounds of bluegrass will be heard across the valley as the Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival returns to the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.

Worms, in Merrick County, was named by German settlers after the historic city of Worms, Germany. In German it is pronounced ...

The New York Knicks take the court for their first preseason game Monday night, but one of the key players in last season's championship run remains at odds with the team over a contract extension.

Karl-Anthony Towns celebrates the Knicks championship holding the NBA and Eastern Conference championship trophies during the parade. Angelina Katsanis / Getty Images NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns ...

Nearly two years after the terrifying waters of Hurricane Helene carved a path of catastrophic destruction through the Blue Ridge Mountains, the physical scars and emotional weight of the storm ...

These mostly abandoned wilderness outposts, resplendent in their solitude, invite curious visitors to imagine what life was like during the boom times. By Gabe Castro-Root Tucked deep in valleys, ...

GOP senators, blindsided by Hegseth, demand notice, transparency Scientists found a shark that could be over 500 years old... then looked at its eyes The plague outbreak in Siberia cannot be kept ...

Dolly Parton's music has always carried a strong sense of home, but few songs are as personal to her Appalachian roots as “Appalachian Memories.” Originally released on Dolly's 1983 album Burlap & ...

One of the many reasons I’d rather read the news than have artificial intelligence read it to me is that AI readers invariably pronounce Appalachia as “Appa-LAY-shuh.” With the elevation of JD Vance ...

More than 14 million older adults fall every year in the U.S., perhaps none so often as 91-year-old Dale Sanders. By his count, Sanders fell 71 times while reclaiming his record as the oldest hiker to ...

MILLINOCKET, Maine — More than 14 million older adults fall every year in the U.S., perhaps none so often as 91-year-old Dale Sanders. By his count, Sanders fell 71 times while reclaiming his record ...