Forecasters expect a low-pressure system will impact eastern North Carolina Thursday and Friday, "bringing the potential for ...

The North Carolina Coastal Federation will accept applications from commercial fishermen and women until Dec. 15 for the upcoming effort to collect lost and abandoned gear in the state’s sounds. The ...

Topsail Island towns are banding together in an attempt to reduce the presence of the invasive plant that chokes out native ...

The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is celebrating 40 years of protecting the rare pocosin wetlands and wildlife on the Albemarle Peninsula. The celebration is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

One of North Carolina’s most famous mysteries, the “Lost Colony,” is among the more than 30 tales, tragedies and legends from the barrier islands to get lost in — virtually — while using Dare County’s ...

Some people will tell you that the best fishing on the East Coast is to be found in places like the Florida Keys, Chesapeake Bay or Cape Cod. I’ll tell you the best fishing that attracts the most high ...

A raccoon crosses a wetland at Dismal Swamp State Park in northeastern North Carolina. Wetlands are one of nine areas the Division of Coastal Management is assessing. Photo: N.C. Division of Water ...

A contractor out of New York has been selected to begin next month a five-month-long paving project at Oregon Inlet Marina. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which owns the marina, announced Wednesday ...

EAST LAKE — From a half-mile away, the red wolf was a blur on the flat farmland within Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Through binoculars, the young male was strikingly muscular, striding ...

The United States’ 250th anniversary is July 4, 2026, and Tryon Palace is jumpstarting the celebration. “Rev War Day: Here Comes the 250th!” is set to start at 10 a.m. Saturday with a parade that will ...

Want hard-to-spot plastic straws, cigarette butts and bottle caps off North Carolina beaches? This is the droid you’re looking for. Say hello to BeBot, the first and only solar- and battery-powered, ...

Several coastal residents have been appointed to state boards and commissions, and one government official to the North Carolina State Ports Authority, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office announced Monday. Clean ...