Hatteras-Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach, and Southport-Fort Fisher ferry routes are to follow an adjusted schedule during Christmas.

The N.C. Division of Water Resources on Wednesday issued Martin Marietta Inc.'s Vanceboro Quarry a revised wastewater discharge permit, which allows for the release of 12 million gallons per day from ...

The mechanical oyster harvest season has been extended in portions of Pamlico Sound. The extension, which began Monday, is a result of “adaptive management measures that included collaboration with ...

The Duncan House at 105 Front St. in Beaufort, a structure that dates back to the mid-1700s, is listed on the National ...

Darrell McNary Collins, who died last year on Christmas Eve, was a historian at the Wright Brothers National Memorial for more than 40 years, is memorialized in James Melvin's painting, “A Legacy of ...

Commissioners have unanimously agreed to a $2.24 million deal that includes two undeveloped tracts across from downtown Wilmington that will remain preserved from development once they are ...

The chemical processing firm American Distillation Inc. in Brunswick County is guilty of purposely discharging pollutants into the Cape Fear River, and company owner Andrew J. Simmons Jr. pleaded ...

The way the sun shines has a different quality this time of year, and nights seem strangely darker, but fall reminds us to slow down, take stock of our riches and prepare for the winter ahead.

Historian David Cecelski looks in this photo-essay in his “Working Lives” series, at several photographs that feature workers on a railroad that old timers called the “Old Mullet Road.” ...

Division of Marine Fisheries officials said that cold stuns can occur when there is a sudden drop in temperature or during prolonged periods of cold weather, making the fish so sluggish they can be ...

The northeastern North Carolina county has been selected to receive $400,000 to replace a water pump that serves 32 businesses and 644 households.

A hearing is set for next week on the proposed definition rolled out last month for "Waters of the United States,” which outlines the waterbodies eligible for protection under the federal Clean Water ...