Spend some time at a local farm, try authentic North Carolina barbecue, then explore a national forest. Sometimes the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Supreme Court decided last ... state laws otherwise makes the voters ineligible. But there is still legal friction about the number of ballots that ...

For millennia, Cherokee inhabited vast portions of the Southeast, including the more than 500,000 acres of Tennessee and North Carolina ... National Park Service in 1916, it was illegal to remove ...

With its classic Outer Banks feel, Nags Head is a great destination for any beach-lover. There's ... for a relaxed Carolina seafood spot perched right on the water's edge. Topsail Island is a 26-mile ...

In Catawba County, there ... any burning more than 100 feet from a structure. The federal ban, issued by the U.S. Forest Service, prohibits any burning in any national forests in North Carolina.

Firings, buyouts and a lack of seasonal workers could mean jammed roads, closed campgrounds, limited hours and more. What you ...

Travelers who heard about National Park Service layoffs in February may have reconsidered visits, but here’s what to know ahead of National Park Week.

Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

The 5 Gyres Institute is starting its annual initiative to track amounts of trash in National Parks ... leave it there. It also enlists the help of volunteers to collect trash at "any land ...

National parks are facing challenges maintaining restrooms and visitor centers due to staffing shortages. Budget cuts, buyouts, and layoffs have resulted in a significant loss of staff positions ...