WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - You may have visited Masonboro Island Reserve before, but you may not know that it is one of only 10 coastal reserve sites in the state. That’s why North Carolina Department ...

A road trip-themed roundup of 10Best Readers' Choice lists included several options right here in Western NC. Here's why.

Fin whales are the second-largest whale species on the planet and have a “distinctive coloration – black or dark ...

Crystal Coast, North Carolina, is ideal for a slow, laid-back vacation with plenty of Southern charm. Here's how to plan the ...

Amid Israel’s ongoing blockade, war-weary Palestinians in Gaza have increasingly suffered to feed their children as famine ...

Naturalist Sam Bland and his wife Bright, while in western Wyoming, recently trekked into the night to observe a researcher ...

There are over 200 species of shorebirds in the world. The largest of all shorebirds are curlews of which there are nine ...

Located just east of Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach offers an idyllic escape on the eastern edge of New Hanover County. In ...

It's just a few days until the inaugural game for the Down East Bird Dawgs at Grainger Stadium in Kinston. It's just a few ...

Carolista Baum passionately fought to create Jockey’s Ridge State Park, an unusually biodiverse ecosystem of dunes, thickets ...

There was so much life in the area — baitfish, diving birds, dozens of dolphins — and then we saw it,” said Kim Jones, dean ...

The founder of the Cary company behind Fortnite tells The News & Observer about his past, current, and future conservation efforts.