By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Oct. 27--A nonprofit group that monitors the Neuse River plans to deploy a new wave of volunteers to look for pollution from construction sites.

Call it Hatteras' wild kingdom. On the north end of Hatteras is Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, home to more than 365 species of birds, 25 species of mammals, 24 species of reptiles and 5 species of amphibians.

By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Apr. 17--The Neuse River, which flows from the Triangle to the Pamlico Sound, was named one of the nation's 10 most endangered rivers today by a national conservation group.

GREENVILLE, S.C., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Marick Home Builders & Developers, LLC today announced that it will build a luxury condominium community near the historic town of Washington, North Carolina.

By Javier Serna, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Apr. 10--If paddling 280 miles in kayaks will bring attention back to the Neuse River, then it'll be worth the effort for Riverkeepers Larry Baldwin and Dean Naujoks.