A paleontologist was trying to locate the site of a famous 1908 discovery when a rancher in Wyoming shared an important clue.

In most states, that means missing about 18 days a year, regardless of whether the absences were excused. "Thousands of students have returned to schools, which means that states are putting in the ...

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with ...

The ongoing federal government shutdown is expected to delay access to SNAP benefits for approximately 1.4 million North Carolinians, including nearly 57,000 people living in the Cape Fear region.

The USDA gave a North Carolina organization more than $292,000 in grant funding to expand its mental health services for farm ...

Today, the North Carolina GOP said it had learned of an alleged cash-for-votes scheme in Wilmington. The county Democratic party denounced both election fraud and the GOP’s reaction.

This comes a few weeks after the trustees voted to keep the book Call Me Max, about a transgender child, in the children’s ...

Local and state government organizations in Tennessee are paying $80,000 a week to keep the park open through Jan. 4.

"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S ...

There are varying assessments for reading comprehension in New Hanover County’s elementary schools. So what does each tell ...

Buncombe County and MANNA FoodBank are ramping up relief efforts as thousands across the region brace for a lapse in federal ...

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