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.

Ayesha Rascoe unpacks an analog bag — a tote filled with screen-free activities — curated by Weekend Edition staff.

As Tax Day approaches, Goldfish offers sneaky snacking parents a special "Snack Tax" refund.

Congress is back Monday with a big to-do list: DHS funding, renewal of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and 1.5 trillion dollars for the Department of Defense.

Over eight million Hungarians are eligible to vote in elections that could topple Viktor Orban, a European ally of President Trump.

Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor and director Jim Cummings about his new role in the movie "The Yeti," creature features and how to keep independent cinema alive.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with economist Judith Scott-Clayton about the cost of college in the U.S. They discuss the difference between sticker and net price and the opaqueness of tuition costs.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Caro Claire Burke about her debut novel "Yesteryear," about a tradwife influencer who's transported back to the 1800s.

The U.S and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war in Iran at a high-level meeting on Saturday.

The spectacle of a balloon-tired pickup truck hurtling through the air in front of thousands of screaming fans has turned into a multi-million-dollar business.