I shed a tear a few weeks ago. That’s never been usual for me when something touches my heart about something I feel strongly about. I was sad to learn that former North Carolina Gov. James Baxter ...

On Christmas Day, emergency personnel responded to a report of a backcountry skier partially buried in an avalanche near Mt. Rose Summit during a winter storm in Northern Nevada. Responders later ...

Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign up High visitation has taken a toll on the unique and fragile alpine ...

The speech in Rocky Mount is coming at a key political moment. While Trump can't run for a third term in office, the fast-approaching 2026 elections will determine if Republicans or Democrats will ...

The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body on Mount Whitney on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. A hiker who attempted to summit the peak has been missing for weeks. Photo from Ross Stone via Unsplash ...

Mitchell and Starmount will hit the field on Friday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around ...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on State Route 431 (Mt. Rose Highway) near the Mt. Rose Summit on Sunday morning, Nov. 16. Officers arrived on scene before ...

Along with many Western North Carolina schools, large stretches of the Blue Ridge Parkway are closed in the Tar Heel State due to inclement weather Monday, Nov. 10. The parkway remained closed Tuesday ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The first snowflakes of the 2025-26 season drifted down through the higher elevations of western North Carolina today, dusting peaks above roughly 5,500 feet while lower slopes ...

I TOLD YOU GUYS, THIS IS THE SPOT FOR THE BEST BRAINS. YOU WON’T FIND IT ON A MAP, BUT THE SUMMIT RIDGE CEMETERY IS VERY REAL AT LEAST THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS IS TIME KEEPER, SO WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE ...

A Rhode Island man was rescued Sunday night after becoming stranded near the summit of Mount Washington as his headlamp and cellphone died in windblown snow. Owen Strommer, 20, of Wakefield, Rhode ...