Jim Stoll was last spotted around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday when his sail reportedly broke.

Effective immediately, town officials and F3 Marina have announced a return to a more familiar docking system. Most notably, cleats are being reinstalled along the seawall, allowing boaters to once again tie up directly for day trips.

The event was designed by local police to provide a safe, supervised alternative to the "Senior Assassin" games often played by high school students this time of year. However, town officials say they had to pull the plug after consulting with their insurance provider.

The fast-moving fire broke out along North Carolina 172, forcing officials to shut down the highway between Peru Road and Highway 210. Local fire crews and the North Carolina Forest Service rushed to the scene to keep the flames from spreading as dry conditions continue to fuel fire risks across the coast.

The lawsuit, which Brabo originally filed just days before she was elected mayor last November, challenges a 2024 city ordinance that restricted bed-and-breakfast operations. Brabo alleges the rules were passed as a retaliatory tactic to discourage her from running for office.

Many people across the Carolinas worry about climate change but rarely talk about it — and relatively few believe it will personally affect them. That’s according to Yale University’s 2024 Climate Opinion Map, which shows fewer than half of North Carolinians think climate change will impact them in the future.

A Medicaid funding bill moving quickly through the North Carolina General Assembly with broad bipartisan support includes a provision raising concerns among advocates for immigrants.

The Eastern Carolina Council is designed to help local governments with planning, aging services, and economic development, but the sudden loss of member dues creates a significant hurdle.

Once complete, the hub is expected to support fifteen different farming operations, with the potential to process $1.5 million in local shellfish every year.

The Trump administration wants to roll back the rule to boost tourism and wildfire safety, but some say that reasoning is misguided.

North Carolina originally passed its data center tax exemption in 2006. Gov. Josh Stein is calling for it to be changed or repealed, saying it belongs to a different time.

As the U.S. Department of Education retools accreditation standards, veterans want more protection from predatory G.I. Bill practices.

State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced yesterday that his office has reached a deal with the North Carolina Rate Bureau to cap dwelling rate increases at five percent per year for the next two years. This is a significant drop from the nearly 68 percent total hike originally requested by insurance companies back in October.

Jeff Jackson has joined a bipartisan group of 26 other state attorneys general in calling on the FTC to officially ban hidden rental fees.

Utah's Great Salt Lake has been labeled an "environmental nuclear bomb" and it has the attention of the president of the United States.

Ongoing U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz strands thousands of seafarers, Trump administration eases rules on medical marijuana, Wildfires fueled by drought continue to spread in parts of Georgia.

The biopic "Michael" charts the rise of Michael Jackson. But the movie might be more notable for what it leaves out of the Michael Jackson story.

A compass used by Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the American West is owned by the Smithsonian and is part of NPR's 250th anniversary series, America In Pursuit.

The loved one of a worker who died in the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge says she was promised parole to stay in the U.S. Now, under Trump, DHS is trying to deport her.

Even as the U.S. threatens military action, Cuba's ambassador to Mexico blames Washington for the country's crisis and says Cuba is prepared for confrontation if diplomacy collapses.

It is getting harder and harder to buy a home in the U.S. Congress believes one solution is to put restrictions on corporate ownership of single family homes. Will it really help?

Suicide rates among teens and young adults declined in the two years after the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

The Trump administration has ordered immediate rescheduling of medical cannabis to a less restrictive category, in what amounts to be a historic change to marijuana policy in the U.S.

What are the immediate effects of cannabis rescheduling on consumers and the industry? NPR's Michel Martin asks Gillian Schauer, executive director of the Cannabis Regulators Association.