Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials have temporarily closed the beach at Rodanthe as hazardous debris from the sixth ...

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 ...

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

If you’ve ever been in the woods this time of year and noticed a sweet fragrance but couldn’t pinpoint it, you’re not having olfactory hallucinations -- this aromatic wonder grows right here in North ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

Debris associated with house collapse at 23001 G A Kohler Court in Buxton Sept. 20. Coastal communities are experiencing already experiencing impacts from sea level rise. Photo: National Park Service ...

Ask any kid, and most of them can tell you the three things that plants need to grow and thrive, each in appropriate measure: Sunlight. Water. Soil. Most soils around here are either an ancient sand ...