North Carolina is holding dozens of events this year to celebrate America’s 250th birthday — but the state’s Museum of ...

Hurricane Hazel was the most powerful hurricane to ever hit North Carolina. The storm caused major flooding and damage as it made landfall in October 1954. More than 1,000 people were killed in the ...

The North Carolina State Capitol building in Raleigh. The political stakes in purple states — those with small electoral margins that can swing back and forth between the two major parties — are ...

North Carolina’s history is built on defiance, survival, and reinvention. From the mystery of Roanoke to revolutionary battles, slave uprisings, civil war devastation, Jim Crow oppression, and the ...

North Carolina state officials joined historians and Black community leaders Wednesday under a sprawling oak tree in the heart of downtown Raleigh for the long-anticipated unveiling of the state's ...

Forty-eight of the 50 states in the U.S. have an official state song. (New Jersey is the only state without one, and Maryland retired theirs in 2021.) They are all unique and express distinct ...