In 1587, around 100 colonists newly arrived from England established themselves on Roanoke Island, in present-day North ...

The lost colony of Roanoke, established in the late 1500s off the east coast of what would become the U.S., vanished ...

The more famous second colony, known as the Lost Colony, began when a new groups of settlers under John White arrived on the ...

A top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has warned of persisting threats in the city as a China-imposed national ...

A house in southeast Roanoke was heavily damaged by fire early Sunday, Roanoke Fire-EMS reported.

A Roanoke judge has dismissed lawsuits filed by two bicyclists who were seriously injured when they ran into a closed gate across a Mill Mountain roadway that was not easily visible. Sarah Lukens ...

Belarusian dissident Siarhei Tsihanouski says he was held in solitary confinement, in conditions similar to torture, during ...

A series of barrier islands along North Carolina’s coast, the Outer Banks offer hang gliding, wild horse tours and fresh ...

North Carolina legislators finalized a bill Thursday that would eliminate an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set in ...

Acapulco residents and remaining tourists have emerged to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of ...

No one calls Guam a colony, except the emotional decolonization fanatics. GUAM IS A "TERRITORY," JUST AS ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, HAWAII (not until 1959), AND MANY OTHER TERRITORIES WERE BEFORE THEY ...