Buy Photo On the Best Chance, Too out of Saugatuck, charter fishing operator Dave Engel says the lakes may have fewer salmon than in the past because of changing lake conditions, but “the lake trout fishing has never been better.(Photo:…

Thirty-three chefs and 32 farmers teamed up Sunday to make delicious dishes with local ingredients to benefit two farmer training programs in North Carolina. The 2015 Farm to Fork Picnic, the culmination of a weekend of events centered on the…

BEIJING — When Li Caohua retired in her late 50s, the doctor immediately joined millions of other Chinese seniors and hit the road to see more of her giant country. At the top of her destination list was tropical Hainan…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Some leaders in Asheville think the city should spend some of its hotel room tax proceeds to pay for police or other services. But many hotel owners and state lawmakers think the money is better spent to…

Stay Connected Anywhere Download the WITN News App Follow WITN on Twitter Like on Facebook –> Officials in North Carolina have tested a 91-foot passenger ferry from Boston that they hope will help reverse a trend of declining tourism on…

Andrey Medvedev, owner of Russian Chapel Hills Winery in Columbus, North Carolina, prepares to pour a rosé made from estate-grown cabernet franc grapes.(Photo: PETE MARTIN/Staff) About an hour’s drive north of Greenville, an area once known for horses is quickly…

Fourth of four articles The McKnight Foundation commissioned writer Jay Walljasper to do a series of reports looking at the prospects and challenges in Minnesota’s 80 counties outside the metro area. This is the fourth of four articles excerpted from…

Posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015 4:01 am | Updated: 4:30 am, Sat Jun 6, 2015. Plymouth to host first NC Black Bear Festival Associated Press | PLYMOUTH, N.C. (AP) — The town of Plymouth is hosting the first North Carolina…

More than 2,100 people have signed a petition seeking to move Atlantic Beach Bikefest to North Carolina, while about 8,500 people have signed a petition saying they want Bikefest to end. But Atlantic Beach officials say neither scenario has a…

From challenging mountain hikes, to easy strolls along a blackwater creek to a longer treks through the sandy pine forests, South Carolina has something for everyone to enjoy on National Trails Day, which is Saturday. Here are 10 fun trail…