BOONE — A downtown Boone business recently celebrated its expansion with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening.

The Appalachian State University Police Department is continuing increased patrols after law enforcement responded to a third hoax emergency call in less than a week.

A California company, Okava Pharmaceuticals, has launched a clinical trial testing a GLP-1–based weight loss treatment in 50 cats. The treatment uses a small under-the-skin implant, called OKV-119, ...