A Colington man arrested on a charge of forcible sex offense last week is on the state sex offender list for a prior conviction of indecent liberties with a child.

A Kill Devil Hills teen is being charged as an adult with two felony charges, one of which is first-degree murder, in connection with Thursday’s fatal shooting at Avalon Pier, according to the district attorney.

A 40-year-old man from Whiteville pushed his wife out of a moving vehicle, ran her over, seriously injuring her, and kept driving on N.C. Highway 12 in Hatteras at the start of this month, court documents allege.

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.

An 84-year-old Kill Devil Hills man died three days after being struck by a mail carrier vehicle as he was checking his mailbox, according to the Kill Devil Hills Police Department.

Deputies with the Dare County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 62-year-old Colington woman on one count of felony second-degree kidnapping and three counts of felony child abuse resulting in serious injury.

A Nags Head man was arrested Monday on two felony charges of sexual crimes against a 10-year-old girl, online court records show.

Paul Pellini of Grandy, a CRNA, now faces four felony second-degree forcible rape charges and other new charges, court records show.

Men from Kitty Hawk and Virginia Beach are charged with human trafficking in the case of a 15-year-old Harnett County girl found in Dare.