The George H. & Laura E. Brown Library is partnering with the North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island for a fun introduction to their summer reading program. Key GOP senator defects on crucial ...

The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was the first permanent English settlement in the United States. A group of over 100 colonists settled on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island in ...

Stock image: Illustration depicts John White (c. 1540 - c1593) and others as they find a tree into which the word "CROATOAN" had been carved on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in 1590.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author James Horn discussed a theory on why the colonists left Roanoke Island, NC while John White had traveled back to England. Author James ...

It's a mystery that has intrigued Americans for centuries: What happened to the lost colonists of North Carolina's Roanoke Island? (See "America's Lost Colony.") The settlers, who arrived in 1587 ...

Staff at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island said "Nursey," a 22-year-old nurse shark was nearing his natural lifespan. Nursey joined the aquarium in 2008.

The Bertie County site, Luccketti said, is roughly 50 miles inland from Roanoke Island. White is also famous for the accurate depictions of the region on maps.

They’ve shown up on Roanoke Island and at Cape Creek as well. In all the team has found 275 pounds (125 kilograms) of Indian pottery covering several centuries of settlement, Swindell says.

Roanoke Island, home to Fort Raleigh, was a place of community for thousands of freedom seekers during the Civil War. When Union forces occupied the island in 1862, it became a safe haven for ...

In 1587, English colonizers led by explorer John White landed on Roanoke Island, which is located in what is Dare County, North Carolina, today. This was not the first group to land on the island.