On a clear, sunny day in May, just a few weeks into the Smoky Mountain rafting season, Heather Ellis took a dozen people ...

Appalachian Power has canceled its plans to build a battery energy storage system in Southwest Virginia, citing factors including storm damage brought by Hurricane Helene last year. State regulators ...

West Virginia, which borders Tazewell County where Richlands is located, received a disaster declaration and approval for individual assistance roughly one week after the storm moved through ...

North Carolina’s senior senator says he is done with the partisan gridlock of Washington and will not seek reelection in the 2026 midterms.