If elected to a fifth term this year, Lyles would be tied for serving the second-longest tenure as Charlotte mayor. Then, she ...

Leia was 15 and was described as none other than a “strong independent lady who had opinions and didn’t like to be touched ...

North Carolina Zoo staff are mourning the deaths of long-time director and CEO Pat Simmons and Leia the giraffe.

GREENSBORO – The North Carolina Zoo is grieving the loss of Leia the giraffe after a medical procedure. "She was a once in a ...

The North Carolina Zoo is grieving the loss of Leia, a 15-year-old giraffe, who has been a beloved part of the Zoo family ...

A Cherokee County grand jury has indicted Kelvin Simmons on six charges, including first-degree murder in the death of a ...

By Katherine Zehnder Carolina Journal On July 14, Pat Simmons, CEO and Director of the North Carolina Zoo located in Asheboro ...

Headlines across the state include a WNC tourism campaign in the wake of Helene; the state joins suit to unfreeze federal education funds; legal action is ...

The North Carolina Zoo has announced the death of Director and CEO Pat Simmons.Zoo officials say that she had been battling ...

The director and CEO of the North Carolina Zoo died Monday morning after a nearly five-year battle with cancer, the zoo announced. Pat Simmons had led the zoo since 2015. “To know Simmons was to love ...

Simmons directed the planning for the 12.5-acre Asia exhibit, the zoo’s first expansion in three decades. It’s scheduled to ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo announced the passing of its longtime Director and CEO, Pat Simmons, who battled cancer for almost five years. According to the Zoo, Simmons was the ...