An official with Western Carolina said two students have been charged in an incident where a dead bear cub was found on the Western Carolina University campus.

John McCain says his opponent’s sports loyalties are like his politics.

An email circulating states that voters planning to vote for Obama cannot vote for the Democratic candidate on a straight party ballot. The email states voters must chose the candidate and the party if they are voting a straight party ballot. The State Election Commission says this isn’t true.

What’s in a name? Politics, if you ask proud new father Mark Ciptak of Elizabethton, Tenn. Some people distribute bumper stickers, some post campaign ...

The last presidential debate is tonight. We talked to Prof. Sid Bedingfield, the former head of CNN’s political coverage. He said with McCain trailing in the polls, the GOP candidate will have to start turning things around with tonight’s debate. Obama, Bedingfield said, only needs to avoid a major mistake.
Let us know what you think. Chat online with Amy Wood during tonight’s debate, which will stream live on wspa.com.

A month ago McCain trailed Barack Obama by only 4 points, 48-to-44, in Michigan. Now it’s nowhere near that close.

Stocks finished about 200 points lower today after swinging back and forth in a wide range.

While the candidates prepare, GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is on the attack. Watch Live Streaming Debate Coverage during tonight’s debate at wspa.com. Web exclusive features include a live chat, live blogging and online polling.

    There is no attempt on my part in this item to tell you who to vote for… or vote against.

    You’ll decide that for yourself when you step into the voting booth this November 4th.

    It’s my personal reflection on a huge event in American history that’s happened this night in Denver, Colorado at the Democratic National Convention.

A company that monitors news coverage has found that, since June, the three major nightly newscasts have spent 114 minutes covering Barack Obama and 48 minutes covering John McCain. Network news executives say they’re covering Obama more because he’s making history as the first African-American nominee of a major party. But analysts say the networks are causing legitimate concern about fairness.

The presidential election is still 120 days away, but we’re getting a better idea of what you are thinking about the candidates. A new Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll asked respondents the word they would use to describe Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama.