Year of North Carolina'. In an effort to celebrate the state's character, lawmakers decided to celebrate all existing state symbols, instead of introducing new ones this year. State symbols must be ...

Looking for a weekend getaway? We asked for your favorite small cities and towns to visit in North Carolina and South ...

The founder of the Cary company behind Fortnite tells The News & Observer about his past, current, and future conservation ...

Black Mountain, North Carolina isn’t just another dot on the map—it’s where Appalachian magic meets small-town hospitality in ...

Yes, it is still North Carolina – just a side of it most people never get to see. The property sits at an elevation of about ...

Starting from Kingsport, groups of hikers will trek 10 miles a day, passing along an ax symbolic of Boone’s axmen to the next ...

In the six months after Hurricane Helene, the New River Conservancy’s partners collected more than 55,000 pounds of trash and ...

Yellow Creek – For the second time in a span of 2 1/2 weeks, a hiker had to be rescued from the Appalachian Trail in Graham County. Personnel from Graham County Fire an ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Senate Republicans have advanced a two-year budget for the ninth-largest state that spends less than what the new Democratic governor requested and doubles down ...

It forced some evacuations. Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed ...

It forced some evacuations. Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed ...