The long-distance hiking community is a unique and wondrous thing. There is something about putting one foot in front of the other for weeks or months at a time that ...

The Appalachian Trail drew 16.9 million recreation visits in 2025, according to new data released by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy that marks the first time the trail’s visitation has been ...

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Technical Rescue: Crews spent over eight hours performing a manual carry-out and aerial long-line extraction in challenging terrain. Emergency Airlift: The 46-year-old male was flown by Life Force to ...

ROANOKE, VA – Patchwork 250 is a new initiative from WSLS 10 that tells Virginia’s story, one piece at a time. Like a quilt made of many patches, every person, story, and tradition adds something ...

At age 80, Betty Kellenberger set a benchmark for endurance last summer, becoming the oldest woman to complete the treacherous 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail. Kellenberger, who spent 41 years teaching ...

A rematch of Sun Belt Conference East Division foes pits the Georgia Southern Eagles against the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the 2025 Birmingham Bowl on Monday. Georgia Southern closed out the ...

It’s bowl season, which means we have a lot of football to watch between Dec. 13 and Jan. 19! Ohio State, Utah, Georgia Southern, Army, Texas A&M — and just about everyone in between — will take part ...

Charles Hosch, 67, went for a walk in North Georgia on Nov. 11. The Texas lawyer and professor hasn’t been seen since. A sign alerts hikers about Charles Hosch, who has been missing and was last seen ...

ASHEVILLE – The Appalachian Trail Conservancy announced $489,000 in grants Dec. 11 to strengthen conservation connectivity and safeguard the Appalachian Trail landscape through the Wild East Action ...

Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single ...