ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo announced on Thursday that Leia the giraffe died this week. On Tuesday morning, Leia underwent a planned medical procedure for a hoof injury. She was ...

Leia was 15 and was described as none other than a “strong independent lady who had opinions and didn’t like to be touched ...

A woman from Creedmoor died at the North Carolina coast Saturday after she suffered cardiac arrest amid several surf rescues ...

The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

On July 8, a skunk sprayed a group of family dogs and entered a residence through a doggy door on Royal Oaks Drive.

Asheville's Drop of Sun studios has become one of the most in-demand recording studios for indie artists in the country.

A Cornelius police officer has been suspended without pay after investigators determined he improperly handled a call involving a woman who opened a stranger's car door to help a distressed dog on a ...

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The ban was years in the making. Lawmakers quietly enact permanent ban on major farming practice: 'An ongoing concern' first ...

Legal Impact for Chickens sued Case Farms for what it said was gross mismanagement and cruelty toward newborn chicks in its ...

Down a country road in Columbus County, where the pine trees whisper secrets and the air smells of possibility, sits Grahamland Amusements LLC – a wonderfully bizarre roadside attraction that feels ...

Each year, the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce picks a slate of 40 people under the age of 40 who were nominated to celebrate ...