Located about 7 miles north of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Galax VA is the epitome of the ideal ... And Galax has a great one! Chestnut Creek School of the Arts aims to keep the cultural heritage ...

Over the 5 years since we launched Blue Ridge Mountains Travel Guide, our team has visited 70-80 different towns in Georgia, ...

McDowell County officials said there were no reported injuries or fatalities from either the Crooked Creek or North Fork ...

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

An evacuation order for a wildfire burning in McDowell County will be lifted after crews made progress battling the fire.

Evacuation orders in McDowell County, NC, were lifted after the Crooked Creek Fire was 55% contained; it had prompted several ...

Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

Evacuation orders in McDowell County were lifted at 8 a.m. Thursday after crews made progress battling a wildfire overnight. In a 6:55 a.m. update on Thursday, Jan. 30, McDowell County Emergency ...

Three members of an Alaska State Troopers SWAT team fired their weapons during a standoff on the Kenai Peninsula last week, the agency said Monday. Mason Toloff, a 32-year-old Kasilof resident, was ...

Amanda Richter had no plans of getting a dog. Then she stumbled upon a photo of a rescue with a crooked snout. “I just fell in love with him right away,” said Richter, 35, a photographer who ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans come with significant benefits, especially if you don’t have a large down payment ...

The decision, announced on Jan. 3 by VA Secretary Denis McDonough, gives veterans who meet the requirements a full 48 months of education assistance. The policy change comes in the way of a ...