Arboretums are some of my favorite places to earmark on my travels. I don't know when it happened, but sometime in my 30s, I ...

In the heart of Cary, North Carolina, where suburban charm meets practical living, stands a retail wonderland that defies economic gravity – the Dollar Tree at 2810 NC-55. You know that feeling when ...

For the fashion-forward bargain hunter, the vintage clothing section offers everything from authentic 1950s poodle skirts to 1980s concert T-shirts that now qualify as “vintage” (a fact that might ...

Phil Berger has led the State Senate for years with an iron grip. But in a March election, he faces a popular, horse-riding sheriff who could topple his reign.

Volunteers in Buncombe County and other Western North Carolina communities are gearing up for a full year of events to mark ...

The state and local community are honoring North Carolina's Revolutionary War history in the form of the N.C. First in Freedom Festival.

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Moores Creek National Battlefield, the site where, on Feb. 27, 1776, the first decisive victory of the American Revolution ...

Grayson Ketchie, a young Wolfpack superfan who developed a lasting friendship with Ms. Wuf from the age of 3, died this week at 14, after battling chronic pneumonia.

Just think of how much our entertainment media leans on violence, crime, and murder and the mystery and intrigue that surround them for material. Musically speaking, the murder ballad—a song that ...

SATURDAY UPDATE: NC State starting left guard Anthony Carter Jr. is not in uniform during pregame warmups. The Wolfpack starter was listed as a “game-time decision” after suffering an injury against ...