Matt Ballard, Rogers County's district attorney, faces a U.S. government lawsuit challenging his authority to prosecute tribal citizens. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Ballard Dec. 23. Carol Iski ...

On Jan. 1, an agreement to renew the state's motor vehicle compact with the Cherokee Nation took effect after months of negotiations.

Three southeastern Oklahoma high school football players, including a senior from Hartshorne, will represent the Choctaw Nation during the 2025 Native American All-Star game next week in Frisco, Texas ...

A 62-year-old man from Canton has died after a tree fell on his vehicle in Cherokee County on Tuesday afternoon, according to ...

At the request of the Governor, FEMA has granted North Carolina an extension for disaster survivors to apply for federal ...

North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene survivors now have until Feb. 6, 2025, to apply for assistance with FEMA. Homeowners and renters in 39 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians with ...

With the New Year nearly upon us, these were the most impactful stories of 2024 in Western North Carolina covered by News 13.

Gary Randall Toineeta, 63, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away at his home on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. He was born Sept. 18, 1961 ...

North Carolina homeowners and renters in 25 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians who had uninsured damage or ...

The deadline extension also applies to Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), available through March 29, 2025, for those ...

Indigenous leaders praised the former president, who died at his family residence in Plains, Georgia, at age 100 ...

That is the amount of time as of Jan. 2, 2025 that has passed since Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. stood ...