The Trump administration has sunk reputational and military costs into the Middle East conflict. But continuing risks ...

Heather Grenier has announced she is stepping aside as president and CEO of HRDC after more than a decade leading the nonprofit, with a leadership change set ...

Archaeologists found hundreds of cannabis seeds in an ancient Siberian tomb belonging to high-ranking members of a society in what is now Russia.

Avery Journal-Times Editor Jamie Shell sits down with Avery High School Varsity Football Head Coach Ethan Farmer to look back at last week’s victory and this week’s contest.

Experts have cracked a code to unlock a 400-year-old padlock found in a shipwreck. Researchers say they now have the four-letter code that kept the mysterious lock — found among a hoard of silver ...

Dave Boliek is a numbers person. He is as sharp and precise as one would imagine a former prosecutor and current state auditor handling the scrupulous budgeting ...

Think your favorite airline has the best rewards program? A new global ranking suggests you might want to think again.

For example, Type 2 diabetes—which accounts for about 90% of all diabetes cases—is more often diagnosed in adults age 45 and older. Diets high in processed foods and sugar, physical inactivity and ...

Republicans won every contested partisan race in Avery County in the Nov. 3 midterm election. They also won three county ...

It feels natural to protect your pet’s health with insurance in the same way you protect your loved ones with health ...

Many children in the region will not receive a gift for the holidays this year. High Country Caregivers' (HCC) Santa's Angels ...

Robin Griffith, Sugar Mountain Ski Resort’s Ski and Snowboard Patrol Director received the 2026 National Ski Patrol’s ...