A brutal cold snap in January left hundreds of the state’s turtles cold-stunned. And a gender imbalance among new hatchlings ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University want residents in the Triangle area to be cautious of turtles crossing the ...

June marks the start of a magical and busy time along North Carolina’s beaches, sea turtle nesting season.As summer rolls in, ...

The Make-a-Wish Foundation joined forces with Asheville’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) to ...

Making plans for that beach getaway? If you're headed to the NC coast, there's plenty to do. Here's our list of 35 fun ideas.

The bog turtle population is dwindling due to a shrinking habitat and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville is giving the tiny ...

Coastal North Carolina is where dozens of major movies, as well as iconic TV shows like "Dawson’s Creek" and "One Tree Hill," ...

A recent 10Best Readers' Choice survey named the top 10 beach picks in N.C. It included some of the beaches closest to ...

Reptiles, including turtles and snakes, play a vital role in the Southeastern North Carolina ecosystem. Snakes help control rodent populations, preventing crop damage and disease spread.

Eleven sea turtles board a flight from Westhampton Beach to North Carolina where they will be released into the wild. News 12 is told the reptiles were found in December suffering from exposure to ...

Outer Banks Voice Outer Banks commercial shrimpers will be waiting until next week to learn the fate of a bill in the North Carolina House of Representatives that could ...