The 1859 Cape Lookout Lighthouse reaches 163 feet skyward beyond shorebirds hunkered down recently on a jetty across the bay ...

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 ...

In the fall of 1927, G. Albert Lyon, millionaire businessman, gifted inventor, and renowned sportsman was restless and looking for a challenge. It could be almost anything: a new gadget to tinker with ...

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.

Two eastern North Carolina men have been found guilty of 15 counts of unlawfully taking deer at night using a spotlight. Dylan Scott of New Hanover County and Nicholas Rackley of Duplin County have ...

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 Max Roach Centennial Celebration and Jazz Festival is scheduled for April 11-13 in Elizabeth City. Hosted by Elizabeth City State University’s Department of Music and Visual Arts, the festival ...

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 ...

Discover more coastal celebrations and programs at Earth Day 2024. First held in 1970 to bring awareness to environmental issues, Earth Day takes place annually on April 22. Organizers have scheduled ...

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 ...