An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane ...

But on Pine Island, one popular Facebook group serves as a lifeline to many. Kevin and Jen Russell, the unofficial mayors of Pine Island, are also the administrators of the Facebook group Things ...

Actor Chris Pine is telling a different type of story these days. The “Star Trek” star has a new children’s book out, titled “When Digz the Dog Met Zurl the Squirrel: A Short Tale About a ...

Dia Dipasupil/Getty; Penguin Random House Chris Pine can now add children's book author to his already impressive résumé. The actor and director, 44, has stepped into the writing world with the ...

Work to release 15 pine martens into woods across Dartmoor has been completed, the Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) says. The mammals, which are related to weasels and otters, were brought down from ...

Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, the community of Spruce Pine, population 2,194, is known for its hiking, local artists and as America’s sole source of high-purity quartz. Helene dumped ...

In the mountains of North Carolina, the town of Spruce Pine plays an outsized role in one of the most critical sectors of the global economy: semiconductor manufacturing. The ultra-pure quartz found ...