Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas' state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.

Kyrsten Sinema says in a legal document that she had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail, but her lawyer argues a lawsuit seeking damages against her ...

Lionfish are an invasive species in North Carolina that is devastating the local ecosystem with their invasion.

North Carolina is fighting to control the fast-growing, highly flammable kudzu vine that’s destroying ecosystems.

Federal agents continue to arrest Guatemalans involved in human smuggling and trafficking operations, including of children, ...

North Carolina Democrats have had success in winning elections for governor. It's a different story in Senate races. A former governor is out to change that when Roy Cooper takes on Republican ...

Spring means everything is in bloom...including the odorous Bradford pear tree. What North Carolinians need to know.

Former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley will face off in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race after ...

Polling stations in Texas and North Carolina opened early on Tuesday (March 3) as primaries began in campaigns to decide which party controls the U.S. Congress during President Donald Trump's last two ...

As climate change remakes the mountains, the fight to save Appalachia's iconic hellbender salamander is becoming a fight for ...

Invasive species are all over America, and it’s very likely you may have seen them in your own backyard. Some species are so ...

Some companies haul industrial sludge in huge tankers to South Carolina for use as a fertilizer on agricultural fields. There are concerns about the environmental impacts, even though supporters of ...