Leading the Southeastern Conference for 12 years, he masterminded its rise as a national power, lifted by a flood of money from TV rights, bowl games and other sources.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has announced nearly $500,000 in grants for conservation organizations, including some in Western North Carolina.

Self-driving Waymo taxis have gone viral for negative reasons involving the death of a beloved San Francisco bodega cat, and pulling an illegal U-turn in front of police who were unable to issue a ...