The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

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

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Offshore drilling Coverage

While Republicans argue that the United States needs to do more drilling for oil and gas to deal with rising energy prices, Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes, a Democrat, said in a recent debate that "we have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now." PolitiFact checks his claim.

Fact check: Does U.S. have 'more oil and gas permits than ever?'

Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling

<p>DONE TO IT. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT TOLD US WHAT LED TO THAT CRASH, THOUGH, AS GAS PRICES GO DOWN, CANDIDATES ARE STILL FACING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO KEEP THEM STABLE. &gt;&gt; ONE DEMOCRAT SAYS WE NEED TO SHIFT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY, BUT THAT OIL COMPANIES ARE HOLDING A RECORD NUMBER OF DRILLING PERMITS. PULSE PAYCHECKS THAT CLAIM FOR POLITIFACT. &gt;&gt; NEW OIL COMPANIES HAVE MORE DRILLING PERMITS THAN EVER BEFORE. THAT'S WHAT DEMOCRAT MANDELA BARNES SAID RECENTLY IN A DEBATE FOR WISCONSIN'S U.S. SENATE CANDIDATES. TAKE A LOOK. &gt;&gt; BUT AGAIN, THE QUESTION IS IN THE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE FUELS, HOW DO YOU NOT DRIVE UP THE COST OF GAS MAKING THAT SHIFT WILL TELL YOU THIS IS NOT A LIGHT SWITCH. THIS IS TURNING THE DIAL IN. THE FACT IS WE HAVE MORE OIL AND GAS THAN EVER BEFORE. RIGHT NOW. &gt;&gt; IS HE RIGHT? ARE JUST CAMPAIGN REFERRED US TO THIS ARTICLE FROM THE OFF THE NEWS WHICH SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS BEEN ISSUING MORE OIL AND GAS DRILLING PERMITS THAN IT DID. &gt;&gt; DURING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST 3 YEARS IN OFFICE. AND IT CITES THE CENTER FOR WESTERN PRIORITIES. THE CONSERVATION GROUP THAT MOSTLY RELIES ON DATA FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. IF WE LOOK AT NUMBERS FROM THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, WE SEE THAT IT GRANTED MORE ON SHORE DRILLING PERMITS AND 2021. THE SECOND TO LAST BAR HERE THAN IN ANY OTHER YEAR SINCE 2010 WHEN THEY STARTED TRACKING THIS SORT OF THING. ACCORDING TO THE AGENCY THAT ISSUED ABOUT 8900 APPROVED. BUT UNUSED PERMITS AS OF THIS MAY, THE ONLY OTHER STAFF TO CONSIDER IS OFFSHORE DRILLING, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN CUTTING BACK ON SINCE 2016 LIKELY DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. BUT EVEN IF THOSE PERMITS WERE GRANTED AT THE SAME LEVEL, THEY WERE IN 2006 THERE WHEN THEY WERE HIGH, THEY'D STILL ONLY BE A SMALL PART OF THE OVERALL DRILLING PICTURE. AND THAT'S</p>

Fact-checking Democratic Senate candidate on oil permits

A look at how North Carolina members of congress voted over the previous week. 

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Aug. 11

U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, unspooling a signature achievement of the Trump presidency and delivering on a promise by President Joe Biden to protect the fragile Alaskan tundra from fossil fuel extraction.

Biden suspends drilling leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing Trump

President Donald Trump will add North Carolina to a list of Southeastern states whose coastal waters won't be subjected to offshore drilling for a decade, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said on Monday.

Trump to extend offshore drilling pause to NC, Tillis says

Offshore drilling generic

With one stroke, President Donald Trump's abrupt reversal on offshore drilling this week has loosened a political vise that was tightening around three Republicans senators running for reelection in coastal states where drilling is widely opposed.

Trump drilling reversal could boost coastal GOP senators

New Zealand will stop issuing permits for offshore oil and gas exploration as it moves to combat climate change, the government announced Thursday, but it stopped short of halting exploration already underway.

New Zealand bans new offshore drilling, citing climate change

There was a lot of activity going on inside a local Raleigh hotel Monday night over offshore drilling, a topic that state leaders have been back and forth on for quite some time.

Views clash at public hearing on offshore drilling 

Groups hold opposing rallies at meeting for offshore drilling 

Gov. Roy Cooper on Saturday said North Carolina would sue the federal government if it could not get an exemption from oil and gas drilling off the coast.

Cooper: If Florida gets offshore drilling exemption, NC should, too

Officials brief media on offshore drilling meeting

"If that's the reason to exempt Florida then it's the reason to exempt North Carolina," the governor said.