COUPEVILLE — Smiley the dog is still missing. At the center of a legal battle over his fate, the dog was stolen late Friday or early Saturday from a Coupeville animal shelter. ­Detectives are ...

Seeing animals happy makes others also feel happy. This is a given but there are some animals who have a naturally smiling faces. This may be because they have a certain face structure or eyes. After ...

A smile can be so contagious. You know how hard it is not to yawn after seeing someone else do it, so just imagine keeping a straight face when someone is smiling hard right at you. When someone is ...

Editor’s Note: WNCT.com is reaching out to animal services and shelters across Eastern North Carolina with a way to showcase a pet or pets that are in need of good homes. We’ll showcase a new pet as ...