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

Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has died.

Low enrollment and funding issues led to the 1951 closure of Albion State Normal School, which trained 6,560 teachers ...