Perpetua Resources, the mining company planning to dig in the mountains outside McCall, promises to clean up the site — including the damage done by decades of previous mining.

The U.S. Forest Service has reopened more trails and roads throughout areas of the Pisgah National Forest’s Appalachian Ranger District that were closed due to Helene damage.

Thousands of hotels are planning to open their doors in 2025. They are sprouting in cities, on islands, in the middle of the ...