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 ...

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 - After being sued by a group of conservation and environmental protection organizations in January for allegedly violating the National Forest Management Act, the U.S. Forest Service has ...

The Nantahala and Pisgah Forest Revised Plan released Jan. 21 will guide the management of more than 1 million acres of public forestland in Western North Carolina for the next decade and beyond, ...

Hidden within the expansive 530,000-acre Nantahala National Forest in southwest North Carolina are many spectacular waterfalls. The appropriately-named Waterfall Byway takes drivers through "the land ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— 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.

Memorial Day weekend is often considered the unofficial start of summer; There are plenty of ways to enjoy the warm weather in Western North Carolina, including the area's many waterfalls.

We’re trading in the security of solid ground under our feet for the bobbing, bouncing feeling of a day on the water… white water. As we like to say on the Ingles Open Road, all the best days start by ...