Hendersonville, NC and WNC News

When Catherine Williams bought her new home, she admits she didn’t give much thought to how comfortable it might be during colder seasons.

As students and teachers prepare to head back to class, officials are reminding everyone to keep safety in mind when walking, driving, or riding the bus to school.

It’s hurricane season, and with it comes the potential for severe weather in North Carolina. It’s also the time of year that gray squirrels, North Carolina’s state mammal, are raising their second brood of the year.

If you’ve never see the end result of a dog or cat investigating a porcupine, a quick Internet search will pull up a cornucopia of photos featuring animals covered in quills.

Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than any other hazard related to hurricanes and thunderstorms. The most common flood deaths occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water.

Millions of low- and middle- income North Carolinians are one step closer to medical debt relief.

When a hurricane is headed your way, you can decide your best course of action. Your animals can’t. They depend on you to make the decisions for them.

Tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in people and dogs.

Bloodsucking leeches, coffin-shaped tablets and a mechanical “lung” are among the more than 5,000 items on display at The Country Doctor Museum in Nash County.

Beets, blackberries, blueberries, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, kale, peaches, radishes, snap beans, squash, and more are currently in season in North Carolina.

Tiny, iridescent hummingbirds are an exciting addition to your habitat. Hummingbirds visit the Carolinas from March through November and you can attract them by planting red, tubular flowers.

Take the family on a weekend trip and discover a city that may just be in your own backyard. Here’s a list of wonderful free things to do in Hendersonville!