City Council's proclamation urges dark windows uptown as radar tracked millions of birds over Mecklenburg County in a single night.

Only Bandshell Island remains closed as crews race to finish before 100,000 visitors descend on Freedom Park.

Design is 60% done on the trail's opening stretch, and 300 people showed up to see it in Landrum.

A subterranean crossing built for the rare bog turtle also draws in other small animals passing through the mountains.

Asbury Park residents love the planned Clarke Creek trail but say a 60-car lot on Ferrelltown Parkway is too much for their doorstep.

The rare plant once grown at Dolly Parton's California home is nearing the end of its life at UNC Charlotte's botanical gardens.

Kimberly Malibu-Grove says her husband swerved just in time as dozens of dolphins leaped around their jet ski near Waties Island.

Kannapolis hasn't built a new traditional park or athletic field in over 20 years — this bond would change that with six projects citywide.

The Open Space Institute will hold the York County land for years before handing it to state parks officials.

A Huntersville herd led by a recovering addict is chewing through invasive vines in county nature preserves — and it's personal for her.

A new UNC Charlotte study finds the region lost one farm for every 13 in operation, with Union and Iredell counties ranked among the nation's most threatened.

Pickleball courts, playground and parking are done — crews now turn to a new disc golf course and expanded walking trail.

Gaston County closed the swim beach at South Point Access Park after routine testing found elevated E. coli levels. Officials say the beach will remain closed pending lab confirmation.