Hundreds of tourism leaders are meeting in Hickory today as part of their annual convention. Tourism is a multi-million dollar industry in North Carolina, and one group of women plays a pivotal role ...

Ed Sutton of Smithfield is a motorcycle legend. For years, he raced dirt tracks across the southeast and usually won. Now at 90 years old, he reminisces--and still rides. Ed Sutton of Smithfield ...

Monday was National Farm Workers Day, and our Tar Heel Travler met a longtime tobacco historian and author in Oak Ridge. Billy Yeargin worked in the tobacco fields and now helps preserve this ...

It was around this time in March 1963 when the movie "The Birds" premiered. The Tar Heel Traveler revisits Elm City's very own thrilling version of the birds. It was around this time in March 1963 ...

Tar Heel Traveler: Tale of Titanic survival shared in family memoir Julie Hedgepeth Williams, who grew up in Raleigh, fondly remembers the stories her great uncle told about surviving the disaster.

For more than 30 years, Kim Sherrill has lived and operated her shop, Featherheads, in Chimney Rock Village. The shop is getting rebuilt after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. For more ...

Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason profiles a longtime member of the Canes whose career has been both courageous and remarkable -- on and off the ice. Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason profiles a longtime ...

In honor of the Durham Bulls' opening day on Tuesday. Our Tar Heel Traveler remembers the famous sports movie about the team, and the city of Durham. In honor of the Durham Bulls' opening day on ...

The North Carolina Azalea Festival is underway in Wilmington. Scott Mason and the WRAL Tar Heel Traveler share how this festival bloomed into a major event. The North Carolina Azalea Festival is ...