The secretary of the state department of environmental quality visited Wilmington last week on a tour of nature preserves.

A budget report from the House Appropriations Committee released this week slashes a $6 million funding line for Coastal ...

The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing to drop criminal charges over two fatal ...

NC Project Lead, a non-profit organization, hosted a forum on analyzing the impact of socioeconomic determinants on health.

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NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this ...

Loving Day, the landmark case that overturned U.S. state laws against interracial marriage, is on June 12. NPR wants to hear from people who celebrate this day.

Six people, including music talent agent Dave Shapiro, were on board a private jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood on Thursday.

The academy in Emmitsburg, Md., is often described as the national war college for firefighting. It offers training that ...