The U.S Department of Transportation has "cleared a number of legal barriers" allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation ...

The quarry on national forest land, which I-40 passes through, would be one to three miles from where it’s needed. NCDOT and ...

Drought conditions persist in the Western North Carolina region ... but strong winds in the Pigeon River Gorge presented a challenge for firefighters. The Hicks Cemetery Fire capped out at ...

As crews fully contain a 198-acre fire in the Pisgah National Forest, the US Forest Service has mapped areas most at risk of ...

Located in McDowell County, the historic set of railroad tracks known as the Old Fort Loops have long served as the only rail line connecting Asheville to the rest of North Carolina for freight ...

Further updates on recent North Carolina wildfires from the U.S. Forest Service indicated ... The release stated that the ...

Further updates on recent North Carolina wildfires from the U.S. Forest ... The release stated that the fire in the Pigeon River Gorge "experienced challenges from sustained winds" March 5 that ...

“The land is visible from a variety of locations around the Pigeon River Gorge along I-40 ... to the state for game lands managed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, officials ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is working to restore access to Chimney Rock State Park with a temporary road opening as early as March, officials said. Reconstruction projects to the ...

Because the interstate will only have two lanes, drivers should expect lengthy delays in the Pigeon River Gorge between Exit 7 in North Carolina and Exit 447 in Tennessee. New travel lanes were ...

While the Tennessee portion of the interstate reopened in October, on Saturday, the North Carolina portion through the Pigeon River Gorge corridor reopened with one lane going in each direction.