Three people across the Outer Banks contracted Vibrio infections from open wound exposures to sound water in July, including two people who were hospitalized, according to area health officials.

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.

Last-minute changes made to legislation in the state Senate in June would have banned all shrimp trawling in the state’s inshore waters and within a half-mile of the shoreline for four years. After a hastily organized lobbying campaign from shrimpers and their allies, the legislature put the trawling ban on ice—for now.

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 Saving Lives Task Force has been at the forefront of addressing substance use and the opioid crisis in Dare County for the past 11 years. Its co-chair since the beginning, who recently retired, and its new co-chair discuss the task force's successes and the changes they've seen.

The webpage of all elected officials in Dare County lists an address for a county commissioner that is outside of the district in which he’s required to live to represent, but he said his “primary” address is within the district.

Charles Everett Holland II pleaded guilty to one count of indecent liberties with a child and had seven other charges of sexual crimes against a child dismissed, court documents show. He registered as a sex offender last week, providing a Southern Shores address.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.