MATTHEWS, N.C. — Matthews town officials announced that James E. Avens, Jr. has been named the new chief of the police department. Avens is a native of Halifax County, where he began his career at the ...

LONG-AWAITED MEETING — The CDC’s outside vaccine advisers will meet today and Wednesday — two months after their scheduled ...

The community of Swannanoa was gifted the Dutch flowers in the wake of the deadly storm in September.

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake.

We really wanted to explore what happens when people who really love and care about each other start to grow into different directions,' says exec producer Dean Devlin.