Aqua North Carolina filed a second federal lawsuit, accusing DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva of contaminating water systems with "forever chemicals."

On Saturday, park rangers and volunteers coordinated a relay to transport a live Green Sea Turtle found on Bear Island to the CMAST facility in Morehead City for emergency triage. Shortly after, a large Kemp’s Ridley turtle was reported by a local fisherman after it accidentally swallowed a hook at the pier.

Congressman Don Davis recently met with civilian Coast Guard personnel and their families to discuss the mounting financial and emotional toll. While temporary fixes have been found for active-duty members, more than 8,000 civilian employees nationwide remain without pay—including nearly half the workforce at Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City.

The Federation has acquired 787 acres along the North River in Carteret County, growing the North River Wetlands Preserve to nearly 7,000 acres.

Current rules haven’t been updated since 1979, and state officials say the maps are decades overdue. Under the new proposal, boundaries would be redrawn at eleven major inlets.

According to AAA, gas prices have soared to their highest levels since 2022, with the state average climbing to roughly $3.93 per gallon for regular unleaded.

Sound Rivers, the City of Havelock, and UNC’s Institute of Marine Science are seeking public input on a new restoration plan for the West Prong of Slocum Creek.

In Beaufort County, millions in new funding are aimed at keeping people dry and healthy.

Governor Stein noted that the 1776 document forever cemented North Carolina’s identity as "First in Freedom."

Jackson said if someone is offering free money with no strings attached, it’s almost certainly a scam. Secretary Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs adds that the state will not tolerate schemes targeting veterans' benefits.

Thirteen community members and officials reviewed three main categories for improvement: planning tools to pinpoint flooding, green solutions like living shorelines, and traditional infrastructure upgrades.

Witnesses at the Sunset Beach Pier on Friday afternoon described a harrowing ten-minute ordeal. They say Lee held the young girl upside down by her legs, repeatedly dunking her head underwater while she screamed for him to stop. Investigators say the act was a form of "punishment" and that the child’s mother stood by and failed to intervene.