Gov. Bev Perdue requested assistance from the federal government for businesses affected by the closure of Interstate 40 because of the rock slide of Oct. 25.

A Georgia woman arrested in the deaths of two men in North Carolina has been found hanged in her jail cell.

The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrested three people in the death of a man found off Panther Creek Road.

With the direct route to Knoxville now blocked, a detour has been put in place, adding about an hour to your travel time.

A rock slide on Interstate 40 in Haywood County has closed down a portion of the interstate at the North Carolina-Tennessee border.

A body has been discovered in Haywood County, according to emergency officials.

A motion hearing for accused murderer Edwardo Wong was held today in Catawba County and could continue into Tuesday afternoon, according to court officials.

The Haywood County Sheriff’s office says Patrick Edward Harrell, 29, of Orange Park, Florida died when his ATV slid off an embankment on Sunday.

At least one area flu clinic has already run out of the vaccine.  While Walgreens officials tell News Channel 7 they have plenty of the vaccine, in less than three weeks, they’ve almost given out as many flu shots as they did in last years entire flu season.

A Haywood County Health Department Flu Clinic scheduled to run until 7 p.m. Thursday, will close early due to a shortage of vaccine.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol says traffic should be moving through both lanes of Interstate 40 in Haywood County after a tractor-trailer crashed early Tuesday at the 7 mile marker. the accident closed the right lane of the highway.

The owner of an Internet-based reptile business in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to violating wildlife laws after authorities seized nearly 100 animals.

Haywood County emergency officials says one westbound lane of Interstate 40 are still closed after chemicals leaked following a tractor-trailer crash.

Summer camps in North Carolina try to keep a H1N1 outbreak from spreading.

Kreshana Lynette Singleton was found alive near the in the Pigeon River in Haywood County.