Under North Carolina law, anyone that has custody of an animal and willfully abandons it is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

A teen has been charged after two fires were set at E.B. Frink Middle School just days apart…and officials say the former ...

Agriculture officials say 2024 has been an awful year for agriculture. At a recent meeting in the state House, leaders in the ...

On Friday, a Lenoir County Superior Court Judge signed off on a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action related to two ...

A collaboration between ECU Health and a nonprofit that uses donations to pay off medical debt for those who are struggling ...

President Biden is expected to block Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, citing national security reasons. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Stacie Pettyjohn of the Center for a New American Security, about why the federal government hasn't provided more details about drones spotted over some East Coast states.

Portland volunteers "taxi" Northern red-legged frogs to and from their egg-spawning ground. The service protects them from becoming roadkill on a highway.

New research suggests that black plastic is associated with health risks. Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods.

Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain died on Sunday. He united musicians from diverse cultures and shaped modern world music.

NPR's Leila Fadel, Jane Arraf, and Ruth Sherlock share their reporting from Syria more than a week after the fall of the Assad regime.

But instead of an 82-year-old Harrison Ford reprising his role yet again, if in just voice and motion capture, Bethesda ...