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.

Citing repeated delays and poor workmanship, Brunswick County on July 25 filed a lawsuit against and terminated the contracting company it hired to expand and upgrade the Northwest Water Treatment ...

Jody Hopkins and his son Oden of Grimesland established state records for a channel scabbardfish and a spinycheek scorpion fish while fishing 33 miles off Ocracoke.

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.

These tasty, gold-spotted speedsters are the target of many an angler along the Carolina coast, and there's a method suited to everyone's fishing style.

Construction on a single-lane roundabout on a busy corridor in Wilmington will close a portion of River Road for about six months.

Food fermentation is an ancient and invaluable form of preservation that's still used to enjoy vegetables beyond their season, and it produces beneficial bacteria.

The Silver Lake Motel & Inn and former Jolly Roger Pub & Marina in Ocracoke have new owners after the property was auctioned earlier this week for $4.1 million.

A more than monthlong ban on opening burning within 100 feet of occupied structures in Brunswick County was to be lifted at 5 p.m. Friday.