Exhibition chrysanthemums fill Duke Gardens this weekend, free to all, as growers warn the craft is fading fast.

The 2.5-mile overhaul adds a towering pedestrian bridge with public art and finishes well ahead of its three-year timeline.

A new waterfront education building and expanded boat ramp parking are coming to the Morrisville park, with work starting later this year.

A Robeson County land deal near Fair Bluff pushes Lumber River State Park past Dismal Swamp and Stone Mountain in size.

A barnacle-studded humpback circled near baitfish offshore of Lockwood Folly Inlet for nearly an hour before heading west along Holden Beach toward South Carolina.

Rural counties pocket most of the cash as North Carolina protects habitat for 68 rare species statewide.

The land links to Triangle Land Conservancy's Williamson Preserve and holds a rare plant species found in a recent survey.

Rasa Love says she and the gator “surprised each other” on her Spring Glen Court porch before police hauled it away.

River Forest, Old Farm Road, and American Village parks are swapping old equipment for inclusive playgrounds; River Forest and Old Farm Road also include flood-ready designs.

Firefighters, animal control officers and public works crews teamed up for hours to free the trapped deer in Cary.

Crews repaved drainage, guardrails and overlooks from Doughton Park to Grandfather Mountain. The fix targets years of wear on one of North Carolina’s busiest scenic drives.

A net-like play structure called Ground Discovery is winning over Raleigh council members for downtown's Moore Square.

A cardboard coyote near a busy Cary intersection had drivers dialing 911 — it was just a goose deterrent.