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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

FRANKLIN, N.C. (WTVD) -- Landslides in the North Carolina mountains have closed a popular Labor Day destination ahead of the holiday weekend. The U.S. Forest Service issued an Emergency Closure Order ...

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 ...

Another two Western North Carolina locations made it into a roundup of USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice picks for summer adventures. 10Best Readers' Choice lists are chosen by voters in the community, ...