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Over the last few decades, the United States' relationship with Iraq has been tense, to say the least.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Los Angeles man on money laundering charges involving Appalachian State University. Nearly $2 million was stolen from the school.

The High Country is bursting with color as the wildflower season enters its full bloom.

An Appalachian State University professor has used an unusual and elusive fossil to learn important facts about the geological history of our region. 

When you step into mud, it kind of slurps up between your toes. What if someone found your mud-slurping footprint 15,000 years from now?

Scientists have uncovered 15,000 year old fossil human footprints, with incredible, mud-slurping detail. What do they tell us about the people that lived there? 

The fall is a beautiful time of year here on the East Coast, and in North Carolina, we have a resident expert who has long been the go-to scientist for local leaf-peepers: Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor of biological sciences at Appalachian State University. He is learning how and why trees turn color in the fall, as well as why some turn red, while others turn yellow. 

A decision has been made on a controversial early voting site in Watauga County.