We are dedicated to finding the petroleum contamination and removing it," said Army Corps of Engineers District Commander Col. Ron Sturgeon earlier this week.

The grant will allow the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to continue building and installing a system of wave attenuators that protect the shoreline from erosion at the Brunswick ...

Belville's seven-term mayor who served the town for more than 15 years died Tuesday night, the town announced Wednesday.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson, during a tour of Pollocksville Tuesday, said he is confident that courts will remove a block ...

A recent study published by Cambridge University Press finds that the "exceedingly rare" land mammal fossils from 20 million years ago that were found near Maysville fill "an important gap in our ...

A collaborative project of North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Oyster Trail, the exhibit featuring the work of Raleigh-based ...

The North Carolina Maritime Museum locations in Hatteras, Beaufort and Southport have a number of programs scheduled for ...

The nonprofit conservation group is challenging the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, alleging it acted illegally in deciding to continue classifying the critically endangered population of red wolves as ...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores has two new special events set for August, as well as its usual bevy of ...

Oak Island issued multiple citations to operators of three vehicles that illegally drove on the town's ocean shore and, when attempting to drive off the beach, destroyed a beach access mat.

The new coalition is to defend and protect the state’s commercial fishing fleet and industry and was spawned by the recent fight over shrimp trawling in North Carolina's inland and nearshore coastal ...

The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is to accept grant applications to support Dare County nonprofits and governmental agencies hold events during the offseason.