There’s a special kind of madness that happens when someone decides December should last all year, and nowhere is this more evident than at Santa’s Land Fun Park & Zoo in Cherokee, North Carolina.

As you approach town, the landscape unfolds like a nature documentary come to life – rolling mountains layered in misty blue hues, dense forests in every shade of green imaginable, and the occasional ...

Did you know that there's a beautiful mountain range just an hour west of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Nantahala National ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling marijuana and cannabis products to any adult 21 or over Saturday at its tribe-owned dispensary in North Carolina, where ...

This North Carolina all-you-can-eat buffet serves generous portions, diverse dishes, and flavors that make it a must-visit ...

Gambling continues at internet sweepstakes cafés in Raleigh, Cary and Durham, even though they violate the law.

Attorney General Pam Bondi told Sen. Thom Tillis the Department of Justice would look into allegations he made that the Eastern Band of Cherokee is marketing its marijuana products to children and ...

Multigenerational road trips have gained popularity, with families reimagining their holiday traditions to find new adventures — including visiting national parks.

The principal chief of the Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is criticizing a letter to President Donald Trump from the Lumbee that says Trump’s daughter Tiffany has “ancestral roots” in the ...

[Updated September 27, 2025] When we drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina for the first time, we didn’t have much time to plan our trip because a plumbing issue forced us to vacate our ...

Part of Newfound Gap Road/U.S. 441 is open again after a rockslide underneath the roadway, but only on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The rockslide happened this ...