Located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the swimming hole is accessible with a relatively easy hike.

Despite major damages to waterways caused by Helene, these Western NC locations were voted among 2025's best by USA TODAY readers.

A submerged alligator managed to work its way into a group of children playing in a lake, resulting in one being seriously injured, according to police in North Carolina. It happened Friday, June 13, ...

On the morning of Monday, June 30, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol released this statement on the fatal accident on US 64 that occurred the previous day.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lowering the water level in Lake Lure by 30 feet to scrape out 376,000 tons of silt and ...

LAKE WACCAMAW, NC (WWAY) — On Monday, the Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Adolph ...

The publication has given attention to WNC many times, including coolest towns for summer vacations, most beautiful drives ...

An extensive post-storm cleanup effort at Lake Lure in western North Carolina has uncovered remarkable pieces of local ...

The remains discovered in Lake City a week ago belong to a 50-year-old North Carolina woman who had been reported missing, ...

A child was seriously injured by an alligator Friday evening while playing with a group of other children in Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County, police said in a ...

Spring Lake Middle is a public school located in Spring Lake, NC, ... In North Carolina, 46% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, ...

The 63-year-old man jumped into the lake to retrieve a personal item that went overboard while they were in a pontoon boat.