A heavy rainstorm Saturday evening and four subsequent mudslides have closed U.S. 19/74 in the Nantahala Gorge through the night, and traffic is being detoured around the area. A 2.8-inch deluge ...

Head to the mountains this year to celebrate 50 years of adventure with Nantahala Outdoor Center. The North Carolina hub is commemorating half a century of fun in the great outdoors with a year full ...

Debris from Nantahala River has been removed after multiple landslides that happened Aug. 24.Contractors removed an estimated 350 dump truck loads of soil and rock and 150 truckloads of woody debris ...

The Ocoee River held the 1995 global spotlight when it hosted the Freestyle World Kayaking Championships and again in 1996 with the whitewater portion of the Atlanta Olympics. Now the Nantahala Gorge ...

Heavy rains Saturday night caused four mudslides and closed U.S. 19/74 in the Nantahala Gorge. Traffic is being detoured around the area.The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a ...

This one-time excursion takes passengers through the breathtaking Nantahala Gorge. The Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum is sponsoring a spring train excursion on the Great Smoky ...

Rock slides closed parts of two highways in the N.C. mountains this weekend after rains, emergency officials said. A slide closed Interstate 40 westbound in McDowell County on Friday night and U.S. 19 ...

Press release from N.C. Department of Transportation: BRYSON CITY – A major highway in the mountains is set to reopen tonight — one day earlier than expected. N.C. Department of Transportation ...

FRANKLIN, NC (WSPA) – The U.S. Forest Service issued an emergency closure order for the Nantahala Gorge. According to a news release, due to hazardous conditions in the gorge from several landslides, ...

One week after the U.S. Forest Service closed an 8-mile section of the Nantahala River to public and private boating due to hazardous debris from massive landslides, there is a glimmer of hope on the ...

Two paddle sports are temporarily banned on a popular North Carolina river after landslides pushed debris into the waterway, officials say. Commercial kayaking and rafting have been suspended on the ...