This April, communities across North Carolina will come together to celebrate the inaugural Local News Day—a national day of action highlighting the vital role of local journalism.

The 2026 State of the County presentation took place at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills on Wednesday, March 18.

Harvey West Jr. resigned as chair of North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District GOP, according to multiple sources, and the district—which includes over a fifth of the counties in the state—announced that it elected a new chair.

The Outer Banks Community Foundation celebrated community contributions, both financial and of service, at its annual meeting and luncheon.

Shortly over a year after a Nags Head resident began running, she is taking on her longest run yet this weekend, 100 miles from Corolla to Hatteras, raising money and awareness for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in honor of her brother.

Several programs are available to potentially assist Outer Banks residents in need of help with energy bills, according to area agencies.

Rhonda Loy, the woman charged in October with assaulting a protester in Kitty Hawk as captured in a viral video, appeared in Dare County District Court on Tuesday.

A Manteo High School senior whose vehicle was struck by a speeding vehicle last Monday was rehospitalized after new symptoms arose over the weekend, according to her family. The Creswell driver charged in the incident is facing three additional charges.

The 1,200-acre East Tower Fire in mainland Dare County is not emitting smoke but is being monitored for hot spots, a North Carolina Forest Service spokesperson said on Friday afternoon.

The East Tower Fire, a 1,200-acre wildfire on the Dare County mainland, is 0% contained as of late Thursday afternoon, according to an N.C. Forest Service spokesperson.

See the preliminary results of 2026 primary election races for Currituck, Dare and Hyde counties and the anticipated choices on the November general election ballots based on the current primary results and available information.

A Creswell woman was arrested Monday afternoon after a vehicle pursuit from the Columbia area ended in a multi-vehicle collision at the U.S. Highway 64 and N.C. Highway 345 intersection on Roanoke Island.

A pregnant adult female dwarf sperm whale stranding took place on the beach in South Nags Head on Sunday, OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network officials confirmed on Monday.

The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is still seeking the public’s assistance after announcing in a Saturday night press release the finding of a body believed to be the Wanchese man missing since at least early December.

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission on Thursday afternoon voted to adopt its preferred management option for eventual rulemaking for Atlantic bonito.

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