The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

Asheville School returns to the NCISAA Division II championship game for the third straight year, among other Week 12 WNC ...

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An 11-mile section of the road opened Wednesday near Asheville, between U.S. 70 and N.C. 191 near the N.C. Arboretum. That ...

Macon County native Kevin Corbin just keeps on winning and will return to Raleigh for his third term as the senator for a vast swath of Western North Carolina. Corbin, who served 10 years on the Macon ...

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded its first joro spider sighting on Oct. 17. The spider was found in Cades Cove in ...

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It's not surprising the strikingly large, colorful spiders native to Asia have reached the national park. What does it mean ...

Enka senior Brandon Miranda scored two goals in a win over Asheville High among this week's WNC fall sports top performers.