I think people just want a family pet and Google ‘puppy near me,’ and don’t really think about the consequences,” one ...

“If the name Big Rhonda doesn’t already have you picturing a legend in the making, let’s set the record straight,” a North ...

The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a case pitting the state Department of Environmental ...

These bills have been under the radar at the NC General Assembly — for now. What they are and their chances of becoming law.

“Pumpkin Gal has been to countless meet-and-greets, watching other dogs get picked while she’s left behind,” a North Carolina animal shelter wrote March 10 on Facebook. “In her ...

Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald ...

Few individual animals have ever been more important to their species than 2323M — a red wolf, dubbed Airplane Ears by ...

A leading environmental voice in the North Carolina House has introduced a bill to outlaw octopus farming for human ...

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has invited guests to join him, including Pitt County Schools Eastern Elementary Principal Ali Setser, for the State Address. Pitt County Schools celebrated ...

Every year, before kitten season starts in spring, the shelter holds a "Poorly Drawn Pets Fundraiser," Anna Hill, the rescue's foster coordinator, told USA TODAY. People can pay $10, and volunteers ...

Kevin Keatts has been fired as the men's basketball coach at NC State, the school announced Sunday, making the move less than one year after he led the Wolfpack to the Final Four. The Wolfpack ...

North Carolina State has fired men's basketball coach Kevin Keatts. The school announced the dismissal on Sunday morning, one season after the Wolfpack advanced to the Final Four. "I want to thank ...