The Latest Breaking News from NC

You can nurture your garden for years, pour time and money into it, and still end up breaking the law with one plant. Across the United States, state agriculture departments and environmental agencies have tightened restrictions on certain invasive species. Some of these plants still show up at garden centers,…

If you think you’re too experienced, too educated, or too financially savvy to fall for an online job scam, think again. A growing wave of criminals is targeting high‑earning professionals on LinkedIn with fake job offers that look polished, legitimate, and incredibly convincing. These scams are so sophisticated that even…

Florida’s fruit trees face a relentless enemy that doesn’t care how much you watered, pruned, or fertilized. A tiny invasive beetle now tears through orchards and backyard gardens alike, leaving once-healthy trees wilted and dying in a matter of weeks. Gardeners across the state need to recognize this threat quickly,…

President Trump uncharacteristically spent much of the week behind closed doors and appeared subdued in public.

The law of political gravity is starting to apply to Trump.

A “sensitive place” requires comprehensive security and proper historical analogues.

Sanders said Nida Allam and Brad Lander are both candidates he thinks have a strong chance.

Republicans are weighing how far to take their election-year push on voter ID — and whether to tighten federal control over elections in the first place.

North Carolina gardeners are used to dealing with the usual suspects—aphids, beetles, maybe the occasional slug with a personal vendetta—but this year brings a new and far more unwelcome guest. Agriculture officials have confirmed that a destructive invasive pest has made its way out of commercial areas and into residential…