Current rules haven’t been updated since 1979, and state officials say the maps are decades overdue. Under the new proposal, boundaries would be redrawn at eleven major inlets.

The Federation has acquired 787 acres along the North River in Carteret County, growing the North River Wetlands Preserve to nearly 7,000 acres.

Congressman Don Davis recently met with civilian Coast Guard personnel and their families to discuss the mounting financial and emotional toll. While temporary fixes have been found for active-duty members, more than 8,000 civilian employees nationwide remain without pay—including nearly half the workforce at Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City.

Aqua North Carolina filed a second federal lawsuit, accusing DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva of contaminating water systems with "forever chemicals."

On Saturday, park rangers and volunteers coordinated a relay to transport a live Green Sea Turtle found on Bear Island to the CMAST facility in Morehead City for emergency triage. Shortly after, a large Kemp’s Ridley turtle was reported by a local fisherman after it accidentally swallowed a hook at the pier.

Nearly 50 years after a sitcom made the name famous, it appears there will actually be a "WKRP in Cincinnati."

As part of their big comeback, black bears are returning to central North Carolina, where they’ve been missing for decades.

June marks the beginning of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. This week, Colorado State University released its annual forecast.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Ophir Falk, foreign policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about Iran, Lebanon and the ceasefire.

Vice President JD Vance enters his highest-profile moment Friday as lead U.S. negotiator in face-to-face talks with Iran.

Is the U.S. safer after the Trump administration launched a war in Iran? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns.

First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public statement on Thursday, saying she was not friends with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and wasn't introduced to President Trump by him.

As criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to the Iran war grows, government censors are scrambling to knock down memes that use the Indian leader as the punchline.

After swooping around the moon, viewing an eclipse, breaking an Apollo distance record and testing out a space toilet, NASA's Artemis II mission is about to return to Earth. Here's what the astronauts must face to make it safely home.

Almost all the original cast return for a four-episode plot that centers on Hal and Lois' 40th-wedding-anniversary party. Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair is full of laughs and surprises.

Known for her often dark, poetic songs and powerful guitar riffs, St. Vincent is backed by a 60-piece orchestra in her new album, St. Vincent: Live in London! Originally broadcast April 23, 2024.

Nancy Foley's deviously-plotted novel centers on an aging artist in New Mexico. Brutally dismissive of anyone who disagrees with her, Agatha is a perfectly engaging (if unreliable) narrator.