Nearly 24 years after she vanished without a trace, Michele Hundley Smith has been found alive in North Carolina — stunning relatives who once feared the worst and reopening long-buried questions about what happened in December 2001. For a family that lived in the shadow of ambiguity for decades, the discovery brings relief, disbelief and a new wave of uncertainty about the years lost in between.

DURHAM, N.C. — Every September 13 marks National Peanut Day, a celebration of the humble peanut: that crunchy,

SALISBURY, NC — The energy in the room was unmistakable. Hundreds of local officials, business owners, and community

On March 13, 2025, U.S. Representative Chuck Edwards held a town hall meeting at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s