Rebecca Martinez

A massive amount of plastic is ending up in our oceans. It’s a global challenge that could be solved only with a huge, coordinated effort. North...

Some North Carolina bars and restaurants are are phasing out the use of plastic straws because drinking straws are not recyclable and often make their...

In 30 years, more than 15,000 North Carolina homes will be chronically inundated, meaning they're flooded about every other week, according to the Union...

It's Hurricane Preparedness week, and North Carolina public safety officials want residents to consider how vulnerable they'd be if a big storm hit...

It's been a year since North Carolina began offering REAL ID cards in compliance with federal law , which requires extra documentation to get the card.

Tomorrow is Equal Pay Day, a day that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.

Duke Energy has committed $500,000 to help replace inefficient wood-burning stoves in Western North Carolina.

North Carolina teachers do not want their colleagues — not even trained ones — to carry guns in school, according to a new Elon University Poll .

The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline promises to bring huge quantities of cheap natural gas to North Carolina, which could slow growth for solar power....

North Carolina doesn't have enough school nurses or counselors, and that's impacting child health across the state. The North Carolina Institute of...