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North Carolina farms use treated sewage sludge as fertilizer, but concerns over PFAs contamination are growing. With few disposal alternatives, regulators and farmers face tough choices.

An extroverted ocelot and her timid partner have a surprising “love story” at the North Carolina Zoo. “Their long-term ...

Known for their entertainment, humor, and fashionable outfits, the Canadian Brass quintet will join the Piedmont Wind Symphony’s 35th anniversary concert this weekend ...

The best-selling author based “The Notebook” and other heart-tugging novels in New Bern, where he lives. But what makes the ...

A sprawling web of violence across America has been linked to a fringe group of radical Berkeley pseudo-intellectuals known as the Zizians.

For the gourmands, Dallas offers a diverse food scene that goes beyond its Tex-Mex and barbecue roots, including the Michelin ...

Li’l Friday is a weekly roundup of events in art, music, theater, comedy, pop-up markets and more. All events featured were ...

UNC Charlotte officially achieved Research 1, or R1, status this week, after doubling its research spending over the last decade. The honor, which East Carolina University also earned this week, ...

Seeing the damage of Hurricane Helene while sitting in Missouri, Kristi Rodda felt compelled to help. She was on the ground ...

A Wilmington resident and realtor, who has lobbied for various causes in his hometown for decades, is taking on a new charge: ...

The North Carolina Army installation originally named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg was rechristened Fort Liberty in 2023 amid a push to strip symbols of the Confederacy from public spaces.