National Guard Black Hawk helicopter executes dramatic mountain rescue of teenager bitten by timber rattlesnake while fishing in remote Avery County wilderness.

Brian Rambarran, MD, a clinical assistant professor of urology, flies his plane on volunteer rescue missions to help save shelter dogs and other animals in need.

Some of the oldest restaurants in America have been open since the late 1600s, while others were the site of key moments ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway, the Olympic Peninsula Loop, and Utah's Mighty Five are some of the best routes in the USA for a national park road trip.

The state’s venomous snakes — including copperheads — do not get high off the ground, Owens said. Copperheads — the venomous snake most likely to be seen around central North Carolina and the Triangle ...

The city of Boone has put a giant mural of the eastern hellbender downtown and its residents often imbibe a local Hazy IPA ...

Experts are warning residents to watch out for a lesser-known but potentially dangerous insect: the Asian needle ant.

Snakes live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, where it’s too cold for these cold-blooded animals. Snakes ...

Chesterfield County firefighters battled an electric vehicle fire for several hours Monday morning on Walton Bluff Parkway in Midlothian.

A rabid raccoon bit and scratched a resident of Henrico County on Sunday. Henrico police responded to a report of a potential ...

Helene hit North Carolina as a tropical storm on Sept. 27, 2024, leaving death and destruction across the state. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

There is an unexpected connection between storms and allergy flare-ups, and it’s not only the rain. Victoria Fenn Alvarado ...