Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. Golden’s ...

North Carolina has received more than $47 billion in federal funds this year. Here’s how that ranks among other states.

Republicans are promoting private school choice, while Democrats are discussing K-12 funding increases. Most governors, however, are dodging the question of how to boost student achievement through ...

Discover the impact of forever chemicals on groundwater in the United States and the health risks associated with PFAS exposure.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A wildfire is impacting traffic on I-40. It's on Old Fort Mountain near the Buncombe County line. The wildfire has reached 3 acres and is 0% contained, according to the ...

The heat mapping of metros like Reno, Nevada, could be key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a cooler ...

First responders’ hard work is paying off with the Carolina Forest wildfire now 60% contained with no new spread.

Fire dangers and the risk of rapidly spreading wildfires return to the Triad and most of North Carolina this week.

The rail company will install new bridge spans to replace a section in Newport, Tennessee, that collapsed after Hurricane ...

When Chris and Sara Evensen bought their home off Elk Mountain Scenic Highway in 2018, they felt like they’d hit the natural beauty jackpot: a nice home on two acres, ensconced in a gorgeous hardwood ...

Democrats are eager to see former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) jump into the Tar Heel State’s Senate race next year, seeing him as the most formidable challenger to Sen. Thom Tillis ...

As crews fully contain a 198-acre fire in the Pisgah National Forest, the US Forest Service has mapped areas most at risk of ...