Born Aug. 22, a filly, the newest addition to the Corolla wild horse herd, stands with her mother just after her birth in this photo by Cathy Forgnone.
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Craft Brewers Go to 11 in Charitable Giving
Jud and Amber Watkins of Wrightsville Beach Brewery created a line of “give-back beers” to help meet their founding goals of supporting nonprofits with 11 percent of proceeds.
Celebrate Vultures at PKS Aquarium Sept. 1
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores will celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day Saturday with educational programs and hands-on activities.
Carteret County Dredging Projects Planned
The Army Corps of Engineers plans several channel-dredging projects in Carteret County waterways during the coming months.
Marines: Last Days of a New River Village
State historian David Cecelski writes about the visit of Greensboro photographer Charles A. Farrell to Marines in 1941, soon before the Onslow County village was displaced to make way for Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
House Approves Revised Amendments
The state House Friday approved new language for two constitutional amendments for the November ballot, dropping a provision challenged by environmental groups to strip the governor’s powers to appoint members of state boards and commissions.
CEP Sets Hazardous Waste Collection Dates
The Coastal Environmental Partnership has announced dates for hazardous waste collection in Carteret, Craven and Pamlico counties.
Pivotal Fall Ahead For GenX Research, Action
A network of university researchers is set to present plans and objectives for studying GenX and other compounds next month, as environmental regulators consider next steps.
Group to Screen DuPont Documentary
Cape Fear River Watch is to host Sept. 6 a screening of the film, “The Devil We Know,” a documentary about a group of West Virginia residents taking on DuPont for contaminating the area’s drinking water supply.
NC Sea Grant Seeks Comments on Program
North Carolina Sea Grant requests comments about its work by Sept. 25 to be reviewed by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program.
State Set to Step Up Water Quality Testing
New, additional funding for shellfish sanitation and recreational water quality testing in the state could go a long way in protecting public health.
VW Settlement to Fund Cleaner Buses
North Carolina plans to fund cleaner school buses with part of its $92 million share of a national settlement with Volkswagen for unlawfully cheating on vehicle emissions.
Cape Lookout Duck Blind Permits Lottery Set
The 2018-2019 Cape Lookout National Seashore temporary duck blind permits lottery will begin at 8 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Harkers Island Visitor Center.
Swansboro OK’d for parking grant
Swansboro has been awarded more than $50,000 to add public parking at the Town Hall campus, adding to the recently opened parking area that was designed to mitigate stormwater runoff.
Closures Result of Record Rainfall in July
Many North Carolina waters were closed to harvesting shellfish and recreational water use after the deluge that made July one of the wettest months on record.
Dare Commissioners Nix Plastic Straw Ban
Dare County commissioners voted 4-3 Monday to reject a ban on plastic drinking straws proposed by a United Methodist Church youth group.
