May 24—ALTURA — The newest grave in the Whitewater Falls cemetery is from the 1940s, but Matt Connell has found evidence of more recent activity there. "There's probably 50 years of teenagers' ...

SAPPHIRE, N.C. – A popular waterfall is reopening after being closed when wildfires burned in western North Carolina last fall. Cathy Dowd with the U.S. Forest Service in Asheville told local news ...

ALTURA — Plans to offer natural burials at a cemetery in Winona County have been halted. Matt Connell had revived the Whitewater Falls Cemetery Association in order to offer burials at the historic ...

One of the region’s most popular and accessible waterfalls is closed because of damage done by recent wildfires. Whitewater Falls and the Foothills Trail that connects to Whitewater Falls on the ...

ASHEVILLE - As the smoke clears from the historic wildfires in WNC this past fall, the extensive damage to iconic structures is starting to unfold. Whitewater Falls, one of the most popular falls in ...

FRANKLIN – Whitewater Falls will soon be back in action. The viewing area for the falls, which was closed since November due to damage from the Whitewater fire, is expected to reopen by the July 4 ...

A 3-year-old child died when she went over a waterfall on the border of North and South Carolina. Nevaeh Jade Newswanger and her family were visiting Whitewater Falls on Sunday morning when she was ...

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The Whitewater Falls viewing area in North Carolina reopened Friday. It had been closed since November 2016 after a wildfire destroyed the staircase and access to the observation deck. The falls spill ...

JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A child died after falling into the water at Whitewater Falls in Jackson County, NC on Sunday. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said Nevaeh Jade Newswanger, 3, was ...