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App State’s Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Heather Norris will take on the role following the resignation of Sheri Everts on Monday.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says staff responded to a report of people harassing bear cubs at an Asheville apartment complex on Tuesday. In the video, people are not only seen pulling cubs from a tree, but one person poses for a photo while holding one of the wild animals, then drops the cub, who runs for a nearby fence.

They provide essential water-quality functions and have great names like Atlantic pigtoe, Appalachian elktoe and Carolina heelsplitter. Freshwater mussels are among the most endangered groups of animals in the world — but in North Carolina, there's an effort to save them.

Former President Donald Trump will be campaigning in North Carolina as he juggles legal troubles and his rematch against President Joe Biden. Trump's Saturday evening stop in the coastal city of Wilmington will mark his first rally since his criminal hush money trial began with jury selection in Manhattan.

Medical marijuana can now be legally purchased in North Carolina with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opening its long-planned dispensary this weekend on tribal land. Hundreds of people celebrated Saturday's historic opening of the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The 1Love Festival in Winston-Salem is hosting a community conversation on Tuesday featuring artist Angelbert Metoyer. He'll be joined by festival co-founder Melva Sampson to discuss themes including imagination, spirituality and cultural identity.

Greensboro residents near Bingham Park have long advocated for a full remediation of the area. City leaders are now weighing options to remove contaminated soil from the park, which was built atop a pre-regulatory landfill.

The UNCSA School of Dance has entered into a multi-year partnership with the acclaimed Dance Theatre of Harlem.

A consent order in a Disability Rights North Carolina lawsuit against the state Department of Health and Human Services could increase community-based services access for people with disabilities.

The annual MerleFest returns for its four-day run Thursday. The festival is not just a celebration of traditional American music, but also an important way to bring in money for local causes.