The day after Halloween, many people celebrate Día de los Muertos or “Day of the Dead.” It’s a chance to remember and honor ...

The North Carolina Zoo is home to several nocturnal animals, including vampire bats and brush-tailed bettongs, and there’s a ...

CHERRYVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – “Once upon a time, there was a girl who really loved giraffes,” a series of bedroom signs read at a Cherryville home. Look around and you quickly realize that the ...

Get ready to meet some of the world's biggest and most fascinating bugs! Join me on a tour of Canada's insect zoo and watch ...

Enjoy a world-class zoo, delicious food, and hundreds of arcade games while visiting this Chicago suburb, whose origins date ...

Nashville Zoo's Boo at the Zoo Halloween event returns tonight through Nov. 1 with free candy, pumpkin painting, carnival games and animals.

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the ...

As one of only two remaining historical covered bridges in North Carolina, this architectural gem has been spanning the gentle waters of the West Fork Little River since the horse-and-buggy days, yet ...

That’s Jones Lake State Park in Elizabethtown, North Carolina – a slice of tranquility so perfect it feels like nature’s best-kept secret. In a world where Instagram-famous destinations have hour-long ...

The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium is temporarily closing the otter habitats in its new North America Trek region for repairs. Three river otters caused damage to the caulking in their deep pool habitat. The ...

A North Carolina man was arrested nearly six months after he allegedly unhooked an IV from his arm and squirted HIV-positive blood at two hospital staffers while receiving treatment for his diabetes, ...