O’FALLON, MO. • More than a decade after the city dropped a controversial $200 million downtown redevelopment plan, officials are looking anew at reinvigorating O’Fallon’s historic core along Main Street north of Interstate 70. But this time, they’re seeking early…

Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2015 11:19 am Hatchery Supported Trout Waters Closed to Fishing, March 1 – April 4 Posted on Feb 21, 2015 by B. J. Drye The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announces the following: RALEIGH, N.C. — The…

By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pilot© February 20, 2015 OCRACOKE, N.C. Ocracoke could host a fireworks show this year for the first time since 2009, when four people died in one of the nation’s deadliest pyrotechnics explosions. But a sense of…

Hundreds of people showed up this week at a hotel in Wilmington, North Carolina for a public hearing on offshore drilling in the Atlantic. Despite a winter storm that left much of the state blanketed in snow and ice, almost…

Photo courtesy of Thinkstock North Carolina has long been associated with sweet tea, NASCAR and the Duke – Chapel Hill basketball rivalry. Hailing from North Carolina ourselves, we can quickly agree that these characteristics do describe the Tar Heel state.…

Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015 12:00 am Our View: Long march to offshore drilling begins A month after the Obama administration said it would consider opening some of the country’s south Atlantic coastline to oil exploration, the process has begun.…

Federal authorities will welcome the public to an open house tonight in Wilmington on a plan to open the North Carolina coast to offshore oil exploration. The Obama Administration’s five-year plan for oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean, released last…

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — An Obama administration proposal to allow offshore oil and gas exploration drew hundreds of people to North Carolina’s coast Tuesday for two meetings: one where federal officials gathered comments, and another where drilling critics rallied to voice…

Federal authorities will welcome the public to an open house tonight in Wilmington on a plan to open the North Carolina coast to offshore oil exploration. The Obama Administration’s five-year plan for oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean, released last…

The winter storm dumping snow and ice on parts of the country is keeping some travelers from arriving to Florida and others from leaving. lRelated Orange County NewsSign up for text alerts on your cell phoneSee all related As the…