western North Carolina News

Truck Carrying Acid Overturns Shutting Down North Carolina Highway

Both directions of Interstate 26 in western North Carolina are closed after a truck carrying sulfuric acid overturned in Henderson County. The North Carolina Department of Transportation said Wednesday it has set up detours around the crash site just outside …

Storms Injure 15 in Western North Carolina

At least 15 people were injured and at least 60 buildings damaged when a possible tornado struck in western North Carolina, the National Weather Service said Thursday. The storms struck in Rutherford and Burke counties late Wednesday afternoon as a …