A contestant on “Top Chef: Houston” in 2022, Shanti was previously nominated for the James Beard Rising Star Chef award.

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

The budget includes a proposed $34.2 million for 30 days of K-12 summer learning programs and $2 million for university ...

As conversations around climate resilience continue, some have advocated for lifting a set of 14 historic cottages in ...

Asheville's Connect Beyond Festival is hosting a Music City-based Hurricane Helene benefit in February to benefit creatives, ...

A Walmart store along the Swannanoa River in East Asheville was damaged by Helene and forced to close. It has now announced a ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — $10 million worth of debt forgiveness is coming to thousands of Western North Carolina residents who ...

Afar's cofounders spent three days on the ground in the North Carolina mountain town and came back with a reminder of the ...

The large jet parts facility in Western North Carolina could get larger — though its presence hasn’t been without controversy ...

Verizon partnered with ForgiveCo to give a fresh start to thousands of North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene in a ...

Enrollment has rebounded at North Carolina's three state universities in the mountainous western part of the state that was ...