Like the trees that produce them, bristlecone needles are long-lived; they last up to 30 ... The tallest bristlecone pine is but 60 feet tall, and most of its kind are much shorter.

Gov. Josh Stein honored three people Tuesday with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Former State Health Director Betsey Tilson, outgoing Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson and longtime businessman ...