A person suffering from “severe burns” after a house in Manteo exploded and caught fire was airlifted to a hospital Friday afternoon, according to radio reports.

The Trump administration’s recent freeze of federal public school funding totals over $750,000 across Outer Banks area public school districts.

The 19-year-old man who was airlifted to a hospital the evening of Tuesday, June 24, following “a severe spinal cord injury” he suffered while skimboarding in the Atlantic Ocean near Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills is making progress on a long recovery journey, according to his family.

The July 4 week, typically considered the busiest week of the summer season on the Outer Banks, saw increased public safety agency work as anticipated, but some agencies reported fewer incidents than occurred during last year’s Independence Day week.

Over $1 million in Opportunity Scholarship funding was distributed to 195 Outer Banks students attending private schools during the recently concluded 2024-25 school year, state records show.

Outer Banks beachgoers from South Nags Head to Corolla reported sections of the Atlantic Ocean appearing neon greenish to yellow-hued over a span of several days in late June.

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson confirmed to Outer Banks Insider that all five of Dare County’s formerly suspended dredging permits have been reinstated.

A Newport News, Virginia, woman was charged with “left of center” following a head-on collision Tuesday in Waves that ultimately resulted in her husband’s death, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

A 19-year-old man was airlifted to an out-of-area hospital Tuesday evening after being pulled from the Atlantic Ocean near Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills and after being briefly sent to the hospital in Nags Head, according to a Town of Kill Devil Hills press release.

Mayors of the six towns in Dare County co-signed a letter addressed to all the members of the North Carolina General Assembly “regarding S205 and similar bills,” sharing concerns over proposals they see as restricting local authority.

The intertwining of local and national history was shared during the fifth annual Juneteenth celebration at the Pea Island Cookhouse Museum in Manteo on Thursday evening.

A Moyock teen died at the scene in an early-morning collision Thursday in Currituck County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The Dare Community Housing Task Force at its Tuesday meeting unanimously voted to move forward with creating a housing nonprofit. It also heard a researchers' report on local housing attitudes.

Outer Banks leaders and legislators have voiced opposition to an amended bill that they say would “irreparably damage” the Outer Banks’ shrimping industry.

An estimated 800 to 1,000 people participated in the “No Kings” protest in Nags Head on Saturday.

North Carolina automobile owners will see an average 5% auto insurance increase starting Oct. 1 following the settlement North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey negotiated with the North Carolina Rate Bureau.

While it was not an agenda item, the Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Monday to allocate no more than $20,000 toward a baseball nonprofit organization for a regional youth tournament hosted in Dare County this summer.

The Dare County Board of Commissioners at its Monday meeting stressed that no county taxpayer funding will be used in the upcoming construction of the Dare Early College in Manteo, addressing community concerns that board members indicated were voiced recently.

The Town of Nags Head is constructing lifeguard housing on property it owns to address one of the persistent challenges across the Outer Banks: Securing housing for seasonal employees. Lifeguards share their thoughts.

“In the Spirit of Wingina 2: Our Women...Our Words...Our Water” took place in Manteo and in Nags Head on Friday and Saturday, May 30-31.