Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods, so purchasing separate flood insurance is crucial in North Carolina, especially in high-risk areas.

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods: How to protect your home in North Carolina

Princeville residents weigh options after Hurricane Matthew

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

The Eldred Rock Lighthouse, set in the notoriously stormy waters of Lynn Canal, framed by the Chilkat Mountains in Alaska, April 2018. Following in the footsteps of John Muir — and millions of modern cruise ship passengers — one marine ferry at a time. (Christopher Miller/The New York Times)

A DIY Trip Through Alaska’s Inside Passage