The North Carolina Coastal Counties Fisheries Coalition, formed in response to the recently proposed ban on shrimp trawling in state waters, met for the first time this week in Morehead City, drawing ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Oak Island issued multiple citations to operators of three vehicles that illegally drove on the town's ocean shore and, when attempting to drive off the beach, destroyed a beach access mat.

The public has opportunity to comment on several proposed rules to permits, franchises and shellfish leases at a hearing later this month and in writing through September.