Our very own North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has been named America's Best Zoo, according to Newsweek’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards! This is the second year in a row the NC Zoo has won the title in the ...

Hundreds of animals live at the North Carolina Zoo, from tiny turtles to large lions, and the zoo vet staff must make sure they all stay healthy by performing yearly ...

The Marjorie A. Foster Lion Conservation Center will provide guests with three different viewing experiences, each designed ...

The N.C. House began releasing its budget proposal Thursday, and Republicans are planning cuts in what's expected to be a tight budget year. Lawmakers got their first look at parts of the spending ...

Bernie. (Photo courtesy of Shelley Milburn) Milburn, who runs nonprofit Promoting Animal Welfare in North Carolina (PAWNC), took Bernie in after he was left behind at a home. Bernie has 3 legs, ...

Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, North Carolina isn’t just another amusement park—it’s a time machine disguised as 200 acres of vintage fun.

PARIS (AP) — A lightning strike at a zoo in southern France on Wednesday left a German woman in critical condition, a fire service said. The Bouches-du-Rhone region fire service said another 12 people ...

125 years ago today, L. Frank Baum's first children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published in the US. The first edition was printed ...