Spring break means lots of chances to explore new destinations with your family. From road trips to the best local playgrounds, WRAL Family has your guide to the fun.

Floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Helene took out a bridge over the Nolichucky River, severing two sections of the Appalachian Trail near Erwin, Tennessee. Crossing the river required a ...

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Grab your scuba diving gear or board one of the glass-bottomed boats for an aquatic adventure at the nation’s first underwater park in the Florida Keys. Gaze at ...

Thompson’s Store anchors the downtown as the oldest grocery store in North Carolina. Step inside and the worn wooden floors creak pleasantly beneath your feet as you browse shelves stocked with local ...

Spring brings Thompson’s Store – the oldest grocery in North Carolina – to life with displays of locally grown produce and ...

There's a saying by American author William Arthur Ward that says opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. For much of the season, North Carolina has hit the snooze ...

The next total solar eclipse viewable from the continental U.S. will occur on August 23, 2044. The next total lunar eclipse in North America will be on March 3, 2026. After all the buzz and ...

An era comes to an end Friday night for Florida gymnastics vs. No. 10 Kentucky. It is senior night for the third-ranked Gators, and the final home meet for four seniors and two graduate students ...

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that helicopter traffic be banned from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing at Ronald Reagan National ...

A Houston-based airline plans to begin offering discount flights to North Carolina and Florida in May from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, Islip Town officials said Tuesday.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan's second-largest airport now has more direct flight options. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport, which surpassed 4 million travelers in 2024, announced ...

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