Tubing crowds are down by half and a dam sits unrepaired, locals say the Henderson County river economy is still stunted.

Gastonia celebrated the new Avon Creek Greenway Extension near E. 2nd Avenue, with Mayor Richard Franks on hand for the ribbon cutting.

A bear-shaped shadow climbs Whiteside Mountain each fall evening near Cashiers, but the roadside overlook has no real parking lot.

A lone brick chimney at a shuttered CMS building hosts a nightly swiftnado — and conservationists want it spared before demolition.

The Boone family permanently protected Shumaker Mountain's 1,716-foot summit, honoring their father's wishes.

A young bald eagle got a second chance at Cane Creek Park after months of care from a nonprofit wildlife rescue.

The elk hooked the man's shirt in its antlers as car horns failed to scare it off in Oconaluftee.

The 34,000-square-foot Dallas facility gives the Gaston Gators a home pool at last, with priority access for county residents.

Rock Hill's massive new riverside park adds mountain bike trails and two disc golf courses ahead of its Oct. 17 grand opening.

City Council's proclamation urges dark windows uptown as radar tracked millions of birds over Mecklenburg County in a single night.

Only Bandshell Island remains closed as crews race to finish before 100,000 visitors descend on Freedom Park.

Design is 60% done on the trail's opening stretch, and 300 people showed up to see it in Landrum.

A subterranean crossing built for the rare bog turtle also draws in other small animals passing through the mountains.