North Carolina could have an official state spider soon.Click the video player above for more headlines from WXII 12 News.Mitchell County Rep. Ralph Hise has introduced a bill that proposes naming ...

There's an official dog, an official flower and even an official beverage. But students in a first-grade class in North Carolina think a spider should be in the group of special state symbols.

A team of residents and scientists in eastern North Carolina is using an unlikely tool to look for clues about air pollution.

The 76 cm (30 in) web, which took 40-45 minutes in real time, was spun by a spotted orbweaver. The footage was captured by amateur photographer Mark Gildner, from North Carolina.

Not all of them sport the red hourglass marking on their hind parts, and not all of them are black. North Carolina even hosts a variety that prefers to hang its webs in high places with heavy bug ...

ASHEVILLE, NC (Citizen-Times) -- Students in Patti Evans’ class at Dickson Elementary may be practicing their persuasive writing in letters to state senators. The first-graders may also try ...