BirdCast tracked a single-night migration surge over Wake County as migratory bird species around the world continue to decline.

Nearly 200 unconfirmed sightings have piled up near Emerald Isle and Wilmington, and nobody's sure how the crabs got there.

Free watch parties in Chapel Hill and Durham let families watch thousands of swifts pour into a centuries-old tree or a bank chimney at sunset.

All eight courts at Flaherty Park are fenced off as crews tear out asphalt and add pickleball lines. The town is also chasing a $200,000 USTA grant to help pay for it.

Three zoo-born red wolf pups now roam North Carolina's wild, part of a swap that sent four wild pups back to Missouri.

Raleigh crews are testing new retaining walls before Lake Howell's water returns in time for December's Holiday Express.

The Thornton Road ramp adds a sixth paddling access point and comes with a $500 littering fine for anyone who trashes it.

Raleigh's 1984-era neighborhood pool shuts Sunday, but a private-public deal with Wolfpack Elite will make it a year-round, heated facility.

A six-year legal fight ends with a Wake County judge finding the state violated citizens' constitutional fishing rights.

Nicole Sullivan says the city still has bond money left to fix the crumbling lower eight courts at Biltmore Hills Park.

Sound-side kayak trips near Kill Devil Hills offer the state's best shot at seeing glowing plankton up close.

A 14-foot hammerhead shark washed up dead on a North Carolina beach, prompting a response from rescuers, officers and firefighters.

Triangle Land Conservancy has protected another 602 acres of Johnston County wilderness along the Neuse River, adding wetlands, shoreline and trail potential to a fast-growing conservation corridor.