The goal is to document the creek's current health before the Martin Marietta Materials Vanceboro quarry begins operations. The mining company plans to discharge up to 12 million gallons of freshwater per day into the creek.

Because sea turtle gender is determined by sand temperature, warming climates are causing a dangerous surge in female hatchlings and creating lethal heat for embryos.

While Wake County remains the main epicenter, the infection numbers are crawling eastward, with six confirmed cases in Pitt County, four in Craven, two in Onslow, and one in Carteret County.

More than 1,500 commercial vessels are currently stranded and idling in regional waters during peak marine growth season. Scientists, including ECU biology professor Dr. April Blakeslee, said these ships' hulls are rapidly being colonized by invasive bacteria, algae, and barnacles. When shipping trade resumes, these heavily fouled vessels will carry hitchhiking species to ports worldwide.

The agency wants to eliminate “hazardous fuels.” But environmental groups say dead trees are homes for forest regeneration.

For the best chance of seeing the meteors, experts recommend finding a spot away from city lights and looking up after midnight.

A sheriff in the Florida panhandle has gone all in on federal immigration enforcement. The state rewarded his department with almost $9 million in incentives.

In an age of fast fashion, author Eve Schaub wanted to go back to basics by growing a dress in her backyard. She's been working on her linen dress for over a year and still has a ways to go.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to purchase high-tech gloves that deliver electric shocks to people they're trying to detain. Immigrant advocates are concerned.

New state legislation allows residents to challenge books in their local school district even if they don’t have a student enrolled. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County officials are updating district policies to comply.

Beijing may be benefiting from the war in Iran and Trump's tariffs and has an edge in the competition for tech supremacy. The New Yorker's Evan Osnos discusses his story "The Future, Made in China."

The New York-based string quartet's new album Rhythm Nation teems with beats ranging from West Africa and Venezuela to jazz standards and Janet Jackson.

Cone Health officials say they expect to receive state approval in the coming days after an appeal related to the proposed hospital was dismissed.

Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.

Primary races across the country tested which direction voters want their candidates to take ahead of November's midterms. The results were mixed.

After President Trump took office, Andrew Tate proclaimed, "The Tates will be free." A year later, Tate is being held in federal prison after he was arrested following a U.K. extradition request.