City officials say next year’s budget is tight, with inflation driving up costs. Fire trucks alone have nearly doubled in price in recent years.

Harm reduction groups and health care workers helped avert the worst. But what about the next emergency?

Beginning this summer, National Park Service workers will start removing flammable tree debris along the Blue Ridge Parkway that was left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The project is slated for completion next spring.

After a community vote, two forested islands in the Yadkin River now have a name. More than 250 people weighed in, with a write-in choice coming out on top.