Pamlico County, wedged between its namesake sound and the mouth of the Neuse River, is surrounded by water on three sides and is a target for hurricanes that sweep up the North Carolina coast.

Katy Langley, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper, has a task for all who drink, fish and enjoy the river. "We all need to be the voice of the river," she said. "We need to say, 'Hey, this is unacceptable!

Hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians depend on the Neuse River. For many it supplies drinking water, fish to eat, and a place to boat and swim. But the Neuse runs deep with problems.

“In places like, say, the Neuse River in Raleigh and parts of Wake County ... Then Teitsworth pulls up a trap, and his mouth curls into a grin beneath his face mask. Unceremoniously, he turns ...

On Tuesday morning, American Rivers listed the Neuse, along with Cape Fear River, as the seventh most endangered river in the United States. In its report”America’s Most Endangered Rivers 2017 ...

She is certainly well prepared to take on the challenges the Neuse River and our communities face,” said Sound Rivers’ Executive Director Heather Deck. “She’s going to be a fierce advocate ...

Townsend said she first noticed the garbage a few months ago piling up under a bridge where Mial Plantation Road crosses the Neuse River. Each week they returned the mounds grew larger and larger.

The twin bridges that carry Falls of Neuse Road over the Neuse River in North Raleigh will be closed in one direction or the other over the next two months, as contractors make repairs.

Coast Guard crews in Craven County are practicing emergency rescue scenarios on the Neuse River. The practice will help crews improve on things such as communication and coordination.