A recent study published by Cambridge University Press finds that the "exceedingly rare" land mammal fossils from 20 million years ago that were found near Maysville fill "an important gap in our ...

Belville's seven-term mayor who served the town for more than 15 years died Tuesday night, the town announced Wednesday.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson, during a tour of Pollocksville Tuesday, said he is confident that courts will remove a block ...

A federal court decision Wednesday blocks the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from using a potentially harmful algaecide at ...

The state Division of Coastal Management's award of nearly $6 million aims to help local coastal governments plan, design and ...

The Living History of the Brogue," explores the isolated village's once-prominent dialect now only spoken by a few hundred on ...

A collaborative project of North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Oyster Trail, the exhibit featuring the work of Raleigh-based ...

The North Carolina Maritime Museum locations in Hatteras, Beaufort and Southport have a number of programs scheduled for ...

The nonprofit conservation group is challenging the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, alleging it acted illegally in deciding to continue classifying the critically endangered population of red wolves as ...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores has two new special events set for August, as well as its usual bevy of ...

Citing repeated delays and poor workmanship, Brunswick County on July 25 filed a lawsuit against and terminated the contracting company it hired to expand and upgrade the Northwest Water Treatment ...

Jody Hopkins and his son Oden of Grimesland established state records for a channel scabbardfish and a spinycheek scorpion fish while fishing 33 miles off Ocracoke.