A picture, goes the saying, is worth a thousand words. On March 26, day before the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Helene, the Lightning will publish a special edition that tells the story of what ...

Chance of precipitation is 90 percent tonight, 80 percent Sunday before noon with thunderstorms possible. Wind gusts could reach 35-50 mph in the French Broad valley with 50-55 mph above 3,500 feet.

John Clausen, much loved father, brother, uncle and friend, died at home March 20, 2013. Born in Minot, N.D., on October 21, 1949, to Morten H. and Doris Paff Clausen, John grew up on the family farm.

HomeGoods, a leading off-price home décor store in the U.S and worldwide, opens its new store on Thursday, March 20, with a grand opening from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Margaret Galloway Howard, 75, of Brevard passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2016 at the Elizabeth House. A native and lifelong resident of Transylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Fleet ...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner on Tuesday sharply criticized a proposal by the city of Asheville that puts diversity criteria in a Hurricane Helene disaster ...

The North Carolina Senate on Tuesday adopted a bill that outlaws DEI programs in public schools and sent it on to the House for a vote. “Our schools should not be in the business of teaching ...

The owners of 31 acres on Sugarloaf Road are seeking a rezoning to allow a 50-home subdivision called The Cottages at Sugarloaf Meadow, county officials said.

A popular elementary school phys-ed teacher and strong advocate for outdoor education and a former Henderson County and western district math teacher of the year will be inducted into the Education ...