Alex Holt made a game-winning layup with 4.6 seconds left and racked up 24 points to lead Mercer past Western Carolina 67-66 on Friday in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament.

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Western Carolina Catamounts (8-20, 4-13 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (12-18, 5-12 SoCon) Macon, Georgia; Saturday, ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — As Western North Carolina marks five months since Hurricane Helene, nonprofits on the ground helping since Day 1 say there's still lots of work left to do. Adam Smith ...

Officials in McDowell County, North Carolina, issued a boil water advisory after a main water break in Old Fort.The Town of Old Fort has had a water main break in the area north of the railroad track.

Wofford Terriers (15-14, 9-7 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (8-19, 4-12 SoCon) Cullowhee, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wofford visits Western Carolina after Corey ...

FLETCHER, N.C. (WLOS) — The Western North Carolina Train Show took place in Fletcher, N.C., on Feb. 22. Held at the WNC Agricultural Center, the show welcomed guests to explore numerous exhibits ...

An inmate on South Carolina's death row has chosen to die on March 7 by firing squad, his lawyer said Friday. Brad Sigmon, 67, who was convicted in 2002 of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents ...

A former Western North Carolina forest ranger and public affairs specialist working in disaster recovery said she is touched by the outpouring of support since her termination story went viral on ...

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Western Carolina Catamounts (12-14, 2-9 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans (19-6, 10-1 SoCon) Greensboro, North ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs have revealed an all new, special-edition logo that is set to be launched for the “Black Excellence” game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Scotiabank ...

SWANNANOA, N.C. – Piles of destroyed homes, businesses and other structures still litter the landscape across western North Carolina as communities in the region struggle to recover in the wake of ...