More preliminary positive cases of avian flu have been reported in Western North Carolina. According to the U.S. Department ...

Are you a mountains person, a beach person or somewhere in between? These retirement spots are among the best in the country, ...

Stacker compiled a ranking of the counties with the highest unemployment in North Carolina using data from the BLS.

Two Eastern North Carolina Counties are among the three North Carolina counties that have had wild birds test positive for ...

Foster Care in North Carolina," state lawmakers are pledging urgent action to overhaul the troubled foster care system.

Are ballots valid if voters die before Election Day? The state seems to say no. That hasn’t stopped some officials from ...

Tuesday begins with a wintry mix of rain, sleet, and snow before settling to a mix of rain and freezing rain through Wednesday. Significant icing is possible in the mountains, creating poor travel and ...

Carteret County was named the best county to retire in North Carolina by MSN. Susan Goldsworthy 2013 News & Observer file photo Nearly a fifth of the best counties to retire in the U.S. are in ...