Three First Flight High School runners won a combined total of four state titles in indoor track.

Starting this month, the average residential Dominion Energy customer in North Carolina is expected to see a bill increase of nearly $12 per month.

Dare County residents have voiced concerns over the choice of the regional GOP leader—who formerly, during his time of employment as a police officer, was convicted of multiple counts of indecent liberties with a child—as the event moderator for the Dare GOP’s recent forum for board of education candidates.

The operator of the North Carolina license plate agency in Moyock for over six years announced the sale of the remainder of the agency’s state contract, encouraging interested parties to call the office.

The two Dare County Schools maintenance workers who were dismissed in November following the trespass incident at Manteo Elementary School submitted a letter to the school board and attorneys formally withdrawing their appeal, but also reiterating their objections.

The 2026 primary election takes place on Tuesday, March 3, with early voting kicking off next month and absentee voting already underway. Across the Outer Banks, voters’ primary ballots depend on their geographic location and political party affiliation.

The “Land of Beginnings” is gearing up for a series of events this year to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 

The 46 people and four dogs participating in the First Day Hike at Jockey’s Ridge State Park got a first glimpse of what will become the new park boardwalk.

A courtroom electronics ban went into effect across the seven-county First Judicial District for both superior court and district court settings. Public opinions vary, as do possible exemptions for journalists.

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A milestone was officially celebrated earlier this month as plans were set for a $900,000 fully accessible playground—the region’s first—to be built at Kitty Hawk Elementary School in Kitty Hawk.

A temporary North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles’ (NCDMV) driver license office is open in Manteo for four days amid a two-week-long closure of the Nags Head office due to an insect infestation.

Cape Hatteras sees record-breaking cold temp Monday; the Outer Banks has localized snow and ice; and 1,700 Dominion customers lose power.

The very end of Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head is currently closed to visitors as the first of two planned offseason renovation projects is underway.

A 40-year-old Kill Devil Hills man arrested Sunday, charged with the Saturday night shooting that sent another Kill Devil Hills man to the hospital, bonded out within minutes, court records show.

Two men who said they were employed as maintenance workers for Dare County Schools until their recent dismissals because of the Manteo Elementary School trespass incident shared what they saw as concerning systemic issues.

Manteo High School’s varsity men’s soccer team made history when it won the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A State Championship on Friday.

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Bond was increased for the man arrested for allegedly trespassing inside Manteo Elementary, and the Dare school board has set a Tuesday evening special meeting on school safety.

Ocean outfall pipes on the Outer Banks have been found to have high concentrations of bacterial contamination during and after storm events.