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Buc-ee’s, the mega-sized rest stop expanding across the South, has a legion of intense fans. But does the world really need a store with 120 gas pumps?

On a cold night in January 1958, hundreds of Native Americans showed up to a field in southeast North Carolina with one mission: to boot the KKK out of their community.

From bourbon to chow chow, fermentation is everywhere in Southern food and drink.

The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina form the backdrop for two stories of people who are reclaiming their connections to the land.

For our 100th episode we share some of our favorite short stories, including the effort to raise up an iconic hip-hop anthem and a tale about one of America's most infamous crime scenes.

Enticed by cheap energy and friendly zoning laws, crypto mining operations poured into Appalachia. It has not gone well.

In the treacherous waters of North Carolina's Outer Banks, an extraordinary group of Black men saved hundreds of lives against all odds.

A rock found on the side of the road in North Carolina appeared to solve America's old mystery. But is it a fraud?

From public syllabi to surveillance, universities across the country are embracing unprecedented policies that professors say are undermining their academic freedom.

North Carolina's spotty record of responding to hurricanes might offer a glimpse into the uncertain future of disaster relief.