In 2010, as 134 million gallons of oil spilled into the ocean from the Deepwater Horizon ... On Thursday, the U.S. House voted to codify into law the gulf’s new name and update government ...

Both the House and Senate budgets propose increasing tuition rates for out-of-state students in the NC Promise program, which offers significantly discounted tuition at Elizabeth City State ...

The N.C. House began releasing its budget proposal Thursday, and Republicans are planning cuts in what's expected to be a tight budget year. Lawmakers got their first look at parts of the spending ...

Designer Ryann Swan helped reimagine an empty nester's lake-front property into a welcoming retreat for a family with two ...

North Carolinians who need to renew their driver's license in the near future could get a two-year break if a bill moving through the state house this ... know expired NC licenses are still ...

For more than a decade, similar bills have been introduced in the NC House and Senate, but none of them have become law. “My counterpart on the other side of the issue, they’ve got some ...

As the weather keeps warming and summer approaches on the North Carolina coast, ocean animals are becoming active. The first turtle nest was discovered, buried in beach sand at the Outer Banks ...

The state Capitol in downtown Raleigh could have its first new statue in several years, if a provision in the House budget becomes ... An aerial view of the NC State Capitol Tuesday, March 14 ...

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan dvaughan@newsobserver.com The state Capitol in downtown Raleigh could have its first new statue in several years, if a provision in the House ... of the NC State Capitol ...

The property, nicknamed The Barn, sits on 1.01 hectares of Daintree Rainforest, and with more windows than walls, every room in the house has views of lush green and the beautiful ocean.