The U.S. National Weather Service confirmed Friday evening that a tornado struck Wanchese on Thursday.

The body of a Colington Island man on a recreational fishing trip out of Oregon Inlet was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, officials said, but his dog and boat have not yet been found.

The Secotan Alliance works to introduce people to Chief Wingina’s and other tribes’ collective role in our past, while also sharing the Indigenous “Earth ethic” of living sustainably and respecting the environment and all living creatures in a modern context.

The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, and Dominion Energy gave a media tour at its Kitty Hawk office, located at 5300 The Woods Road, on Monday, May 12, to discuss hurricane preparation practices for the company and its customers.

For our seventh episode of “Down the Road,” we meet Braxton Hughes, a local who will soon begin his second six-month season playing professional American football in Brazil.

It was not immediately clear what was on fire or how it started, but it appeared that the fire did not affect any buildings or harm any people.

The consultant for a company that proposed a zoning text amendment to remove the 1988 multifamily density cap for a roughly 7-mile-long area of Frisco and Buxton said the plan is to wait, even though the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ tabling of the amendment Monday for 90 days does not prevent the applicant or anyone else from building in the “Zone of Influence” area in question, according to county staff.

Local governments across the Outer Banks are pushing back on what they view as North Carolina General Assembly’s continuing movement toward consolidating more power at the state level. County governments also have resolutions of opposition to proposed ferry tolls on next week's agendas.

Joshua Lee Lane, 34, is currently being held without bond at the Dare County Detention Center in Manteo on two felony charges of sexual activity by a substitute parent or custodian.

A new Dare County license plate agency is expected to open around mid-August in Kitty Hawk, as an operator contract was awarded in February, according to a North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles spokesperson.

Dare County Library's “Library of Things” allows residents to borrow real-life tools and kits that offer tangible benefits.

For our sixth episode of “Down the Road,” we meet Laura Wayland, a local entrepreneur.

Hatteras Plawkers clean up trash from the roadside on Hatteras Island once a week from April through November.

Nathan Theodore Weller of Kill Devil Hills pleaded guilty to felony attempted second-degree rape and felony second-degree kidnapping charges in Dare County Superior Court, court records show.

The Bodie Island Lighthouse opens for climbing on Friday, April 18, and will be open daily through Monday, Oct. 13.

The replacement of the 65-year-old Lindsay C. Warren Bridge, locally known as the Alligator River Bridge, is ongoing despite nearly a quarter of the project’s funding currently being frozen by the federal government, an NCDOT spokesperson confirmed.

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The Buxton FUDS Restoration Advisory Board, during the first of what will be quarterly meetings, expressed appreciation for the work done so far at the site and hopes that remaining contamination will be addressed.

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

Nearly 300 voters from Currituck, Dare and Hyde counties appear on the list of over 65,000 votes that Jefferson Griffin, the 2024 Republican candidate for a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat 6, continues to challenge in court.