April means several things in Southeastern North Carolina, including tax time, the N.C. Azalea Festival, the scourge of pollen − and alligator mating season. While most of those can't be avoided ...

North Carolina officials euthanized a 12-foot alligator after it injured a young girl swimming in Lake Waccamaw, noting the unusual but non-predatory nature of the rare encounter.

It's alligator mating season in North Carolina. Here's what to do if you see one. Alligators and people are increasingly living together in coastal N.C. Giving the ancient reptiles a healthy ...

A 12-year-old girl was injured by an alligator in the Columbus County lake in June. But Wildlife officials say alligators ...

Sunset Beach Police said they received several reports of an alligator entering and exiting the ocean in the area of 10th Street.

The alligator that attacked a 12-year-old girl in North Carolina. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The attacked girl’s injuries “were serious but not life-threatening in any way,” police ...

Alligators are common in North Carolina. American alligators occur naturally in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and can be found inhabiting bay lakes ...

Alligators are native to the North Carolina coast and they typically avoid contact with humans, experts say. FWC photo/Tim Donovan Six people have been killed by alligators in South Carolina since ...

LAKE WACCAMAW, N.C. (WBTW) — North Carolina wildlife officials confirmed Tuesday that a 12-year-old girl was hurt last week in an incident involving a 12-foot-long alligator at Lake Waccamaw in ...