The University of North Carolina published the NCAA’s Notice of Allegations against the school on Thursday afternoon, a step toward closing the book on 18 years of academic improprieties. The next step for UNC is to either agree to the…

Last night, Rachel Maddow looked at the case of Loving v. Virginia and how the current anti-gay marriage recusal bill under consideration in the North Carolina state House of Representatives has far-reaching implications beyond just impacting gay couples. If passed…

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall I am a seasoned road trip taker. As a child, my family frequently made the trip from our home in upstate New York to Indiana and Michigan to see relatives. Since then, I’ve spent many hours…

In this June 1, 2014 photo, Harriette Thompson, then 91, starts the 2014 Suja Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego, which she completed. Thompson is scheduled to compete in the 2015 edition in San Diego on Sunday, May 31,…

RALEIGH – Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2014 with a total of $21.3 billion, a 5.4 percent increase over 2013. Additionally, tourism industry supported employment topped 200,000 jobs for the first…

OCRACOKE – Officials in North Carolina have tested a 91-foot passenger ferry from Boston that they hope will help reverse a trend of declining tourism on the Outer Banks.   The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports the Provincetown III was used for trips…

Subjects: Travel (779) Places: North Carolina (541)   OCRACOKE, North Carolina — Officials in North Carolina have tested a 91-foot passenger ferry from Boston that they hope will help reverse a trend of declining tourism on the Outer Banks. The…

New Bern was officially recognized locally Wednesday as a North Carolina Retirement Community. About 30 people attended the announcement at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. Andre Nabors, manager of partner relations with Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic…

Down the coast in Wilmington, Phil Prete, the city’s senior environmental planner, said that although it has no beachfront, planners are trying to understand how sea level rise will affect flood-prone areas and tidal creeks. Wilmington recently partnered with the…

OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) – Officials in North Carolina tested a 91-foot passenger ferry from Boston that stopped in Hatteras Village last week. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1PdNKIq ) the Provincetown III was used for the trips, which are part of a…