Elk are the largest land mammals in the state. Males weigh around 700 pounds and can sport antlers up to five feet wide. More than 200 years after elk disappeared from North Carolina's mountains, ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — Sunday was Groundhog Day, and the question of 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring was answered across the country, including in western North Carolina. For the last 19 ...