Beaufort County

The Beaufort County town of Aurora, population 450, is one of a number of rural communities staking their economic futures on industrial park developments designed to attract employers.

The effort is backed by gun-rights advocates who already celebrated weeks ago when the Republican-controlled General Assembly repealed another kind of permit issued by sheriffs before someone could buy a pistol. Gun-control advocates said ending the mandate would result in higher rates of violent crime and homicide.

At the end of the 18th century it was very common for women to die during childbirth. Many men had multiple wives, and fathers were often left to raise…

At the end of the 18th century it was very common for women to die during childbirth. Many men had multiple wives, and fathers were often left to raise…

More than a dozen people were taken to hospitals and an estimated 200 homes were severely damaged or destroyed following multiple tornado touchdowns in…

EMS officials in an eastern North Carolina county will have to expand their services as another rural hospital shuts down. The Vidant Pungo Hospital in…

The NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary held a ceremony in Beaufort yesterday to unveil sign recognizing the 40th anniversary of the USS Monitor's…