ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP)—The North Carolina Zoo has received national attention recently; Newsweek named it the best in the country. Shannon Smith gives us all the details in this week’s Zoo Filez.

The Erie Zoo is home to numerous cats, including the African lions, Amur tiger, sand cat and Eurasian lynx shown here on July 2, 2025.

However, there’s one beach in North Carolina that has sand and surf to rival even the dreamiest of Gulf Coast beaches, and it’s Emerald Isle. Part of the 85-mile barrier island that’s ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY) — The sand in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, is feeling hot, hot, hot! You’ve possibly stepped on sand so hot you immediately start doing a sort of dance to relieve the pain.

Police in North Carolina said an African serval cat is on the loose in the Swansboro area after escaping from its owner's home.

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY) – The sand in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina is feeling hot, hot, hot! You’ve possibly stepped on sand so hot you immediately start doing a sort of dance to relieve the pain.

An alligator was found outside a Virginia motel after it got loose while being moved from New York to a North Carolina zoo. Fairfax County Police were sent to the motel in the 5900 block of ...

The Erie Zoo is home to numerous cats, including the African lions, Amur tiger, sand cat and Eurasian lynx shown here on July 2, 2025.