North Carolina siblings say late father is D.B. Cooper after finding alleged parachute in home: report

A thief who used the name "Dan Cooper" or "D.B. Cooper" took passengers and crew hostage aboard a flight before jumping out and disappearing somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Nevada.

Charlotte airport workers strike as busy Thanksgiving travel week begins

Workers are walking off the job Monday as they push for better pay with the Thanksgiving holiday travel season expected to be one of the busiest in recent memory.

North Carolina woman dies after driving past barricade on hurricane-devastated highway

A 63-year-old woman, Patricia Mahoney of Southern Pines, North Carolina, died after driving around a barricade and off a hurricane-damaged stretch of Interstate 40 that had been severely eroded by Hurricane Helene.

North Carolina man offers Thanksgiving feast of hope to 5,000 Helene survivors

The event will mark exactly two months since Hurricane Helene unleashed its destructive force in the Southeast, leaving a trail of devastation behind in western North Carolina.

AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ guy dies at age 74

Elwood Edwards, who voiced the iconic AOL email alert “You’ve got mail!,” has died, his daughter confirmed.

Atlanta Delta flight to DC diverted to NC due to 'odor'

A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Washington D.C. was forced to divert to a North Carolina airport due to a smell in the cabin.

Forget the swing states; here are the swing counties

Here are the counties to keep an eye on in each of the seven swing states as Election Day unfolds.

Biltmore Estate reopens month after Helene's devastation: 'Signal of Hope'

The Biltmore Estate experienced extensive flooding and damage at its entrance when Helene dropped nearly 30 inches of rain - about four months' worth - in three days.

Western North Carolina white-water rafters raced against time to save people from Helene’s flooding

Owners and rafters of French Broad Adventures are also the swift-water rescue team at the Walnut Volunteer Fire Department. The Hampton family spent 15 days on the river rescuing people after Helene's deadly flooding.

Linemen spent weeks away from home responding to Helene, Milton

Linemen crews responded to back-to-back storms, restoring power in extreme conditions with communication outages, while being away from their families back home.

Asheville students return to school one month after Helene devastated city

One month after floods from Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, nearly 4,000 students there returned to the classroom this week.