3+ week, 6+ day ago   (340+ words) A new report on pollution in Pennsylvania's waterways shows that Delaware's creeks may not always be safe for swimming. The report from PennEnvironment tested more than 600 sites around Pennsylvania's waterways for fecal indicator bacteria, and some of those sites hover…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (567+ words) The city of Wilmington is concerned about possible adverse impacts associated with the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project. Those concerns were put into writing in a resolution that the Wilmington City Council unanimously adopted on Aug. 4. The city manager…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (240+ words) This summer, North Carolina is bracing for more than an influx of tourists wanting to visit the state's beautiful natural landscape. According to ABC11, state agriculture officials have confirmed that an invasive pest has been discovered in the Tar Heel State....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (309+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Despite recent rain, North Carolina remains in a drought and it’s considered extreme in some areas. But several inches of rain in the last two days has water levels trending in the right direction. According to David Schwartz,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (648+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — More than 62,000 people from around the world tuned in to watch the live births of barn owls in North Carolina this spring, state officials said Monday. For the first time this year, according to state officials, the North…...

4+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (245+ words) Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth’s temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about.14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total. Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Mays in North Carolina since 1895 using…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (550+ words) It could be one of your worst nightmares. You're enjoying a summer day in the water when you feel something brush past your leg. You turn, and there's a snake. While the chances of that scenario playing out are highly…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (248+ words) Stretches of the Delaware Canal are drying out this spring, and a broken pump system may be to blame. Part of the canal beside the Delaware River on the Pennsylvania side is artificially filled with river water via pump system....

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (21+ words) Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Januarys in Delaware since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information......

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (33+ words) Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Delaware using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited......