4+ week, 1+ day ago   (573+ words) Fall is approaching, and that means new snakes will soon be slithering around. “Copperheads give birth in late summer to early fall — usually August through early October,” Falyn Owens, wildlife extension biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, told…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1021+ words) JJ Apodaca sent the drone up over the ridge because he had to see for himself. It had been a month since the remnants of Hurricane Helene brought torrential rain to the mountains of Western North Carolina, and the only…...

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1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (412+ words) Durham County took a big first step Monday night to address the deteriorating conditions of the local animal shelter. In a unanimous vote, the Board of Commissioners approved a $5.6 million contract with Durham’s RND Architects to begin designing a new…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (42+ words) (Video) Raleigh News & Observer By Ethan Hyman Listen to the green tree frogs who thriving at Downtown Cary Park, where their symphonies represent a mix of science and some serious courtship....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (818+ words) So you’re thinking about getting backyard chickens. Maybe a neighbor has them and the eggs they dropped off last week were unreasonably good. Maybe you watched egg prices climb last year and decided you’d had enough of being at the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (635+ words) A hush fell over a small crowd at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham as the curtain dropped to reveal the new red wolf specialty license plate artwork. Designed by scientific illustrator J. Spahr, the plate features a mother…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (515+ words) Visitors to the construction zone where workers are rebuilding Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge are given yellow safety vests and a warning: Be on the lookout for rattlesnakes. The yellow vests make people more visible around the massive trucks…...