It just might be time for a beach getaway. We've narrowed our list of the best beaches to visit in North Carolina.

Any way you slice it, North Carolina has lucked out as a state. With its charming mountain towns, bustling cities, and quiet sandy beaches, North Carolina makes the cut on any travel list—and we ...

Jennette's Pier is a popular spot for anglers and beachgoers.

Southern Living readers ranked the "50 Best Beach Towns in the South 2025" and three in North Carolina made the list: Wrightsville Beach, Topsail Beach and Oak Island. Wrightsville Beach and ...

It forced some evacuations. Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed ...

As of Friday afternoon, several active fires are burning including three in Polk County, North Carolina. The three fires have consumed thousands of acres. The interactive wildfire map also ...

And the Alarka 5 Fire is Swain County had burned 1,515 acres. Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated ...

March wildfires have impacted parts of Western North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Upstate. The largest fires in WNC were in the the Black Cove Complex in Polk and Henderson counties ...

according to the North Carolina Forest Service wildfire map. Due to weather conditions, both states have placed a statewide ban on all outdoor burning, according to media advisories.