North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein appointed Jennifer “Jenny” Wells of Kitty Hawk to the district court judge seat vacated by Edgar L. Barnes.

The four Republican legislators representing the Outer Banks in Raleigh sponsored 106 bills in less than two weeks. Residents react.

OBX homeowners will see insurance increases the next two Junes following a statewide settlement. Auto insurers in NC now seek an increase.

Dare County commissioners plan to try to purchase a Wanchese parcel on which site work began last week for a contested cluster home project.

Longtime Judge Edgar L. Barnes will retire on Jan. 1, 2025, and five area nominees hope to fill his seat for the next two years.

A state Senate bill containing a provision Outer Banks government officials oppose became law late Wednesday afternoon.

Four pages of Dare County voters, representing nearly 200 ballots, are among the thousands GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin seeks to purge.

Dare County will continue its nearly decade-long relationship with a Raleigh-based lobbying firm.

The results of select local races in the 2024 presidential election for Currituck, Dare and Hyde counties are as follows.

State legislators representing the Outer Banks all voted last month to further expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program.

Four of the seven Dare County Board of Education seats came up for election this year. Three will be decided in the November election.

Language granting the right of naturalized citizens to vote—currently enshrined in the NC constitution—is missing in the proposed amendment.

Five of the seven Dare County Board of Commissioners' seats came up for election this year. Three will be decided in the November election.

Wanchese Republicans won two of this year’s five open seats on the Dare County Board of Commissioners by winning their respective primaries.

The Dare County Schools Board of Education in a 5-2 vote authorized using fund balance money to cover student meals for the next 30 days.