Residents in a rural Western North Carolina community were told to evacuate their homes as fire crews battled an “an out of control” wildfire in McDowell County on Wednesday. The fire started ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WBTV ... Residents living on 3000-4500 Bat Cave Road, Pine Cove Road, Cherry Springs Road, Roy Moore Road, Julia Drive, the 1000 block of Lavender Road and Cozy Cove Road ...

Visitors can see improvements to state parks for free on May 17, which is Free Fishing and Park Entry Day in Nebraska.

They have chosen to honor our law enforcement and emergency services personnel after their swift action and response on Jan.

The full list shared by Metro Parks Thursday afternoon also includes Bells Bend Outdoor Center, England Park, Fair Park, Fort Negley Visitors ... of South Harpeth Road have been impacted the most, ...

Thanks to work by NCDOT, a new stretch of Highway 9 from Bat Cave to Chimney Rock is a thrill for locals now that the road is open and ready for cars.

“It’s probably the nicest road in several counties right now,” said Paul Brock, who lives in Bat Cave. “Obviously, there’s limited access the [NC]DOT crews have done an awesome job.

A major stretch of road is back open in Western North Carolina ... the connector between Chimney Rock and Bat Cave. The pavement stretches for more than two and a half miles.

The new cave-dwelling leech species is believed to exist solely on bat blood, according to researchers. Li, T. et al. (2025.) The leech’s specialized diet of bat blood has allowed it to survive ...