Enrollment has rebounded at North Carolina's three state universities in the mountainous western part of the state that was slammed by Hurricane Helene last fall. Appalachian State University, the University of North Carolina Asheville and Western Carolina University are all showing enrollment increases compared to last

Months after Hurricane Helene disrupted the academic year for thousands of students and their families, spring enrollment is up at the UNC System’s three mountain universities.

Emergency funding from the N.C. General Assembly allowed the universities to fix damaged infrastructure, boost financial aid, and cover spring tuition for all students at UNC Asheville.

Pratt & Whitney's plant fully opened in 2022 and plans to expand again in the coming years, Gov. Josh Stein announced Jan. 28.

Residents of Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina are still recovering from catastrophic flooding in September.

Led by Jordan Marsh's 19 points, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs defeated the Radford Highlanders 72-65. The Bulldogs are now 16-6 on the season, while the Highlanders dropped to 14-9.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Jordan Marsh scored points to lead the North Carolina Asheville men's basketball team to a 72-65 win over Radford on Wednesday. Brandon Maclin scored 21 points for Radford (14-9, 4-4 Big South). Jarvis Moss added 12 points. The Bulldogs (16-6, 7-1) shot 49.1% from the field to Radford's 35.5%.

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Locals are showing their concerns through a petition and a Facebook group about UNC Asheville's intentions with a forest the university owns.

Donald Trump’s Justice Department cited an archaic statute in a legal filing Wednesday, arguing that the president’s executive order ending constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship should be totally kosher, since the children of Native Americans weren’t historically considered citizens, either.

UNC-Chapel Hill will make space for hundreds more students than usual in this fall’s first-year class, Chancellor Lee Roberts announced Wednesday — the first step in a plan to eventually increase the university’s enrollment by 5,000 students over the next decade.

The GOP is trying to overturn a closely watched North Carolina Supreme Court election where two recounts show Democratic Justice Allison Riggs holding on to her seat by 734 votes.