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Area’s top prosecutor, local police chief give talk about shoplifting prevention and response
The area’s top prosecutor and Nags Head’s police chief shared advice for business owners during a talk about shoplifting prevention.

Corinne Saunders
Apr 9, 20254 min read


Buxton FUDS’ Restoration Advisory Board members selected, first meeting next Thursday
Eleven people were selected to the Restoration Advisory Board for the Buxton Naval Facility FUDS. The first meeting is Thursday, April 10.

Corinne Saunders
Apr 3, 20254 min read


Dare County teacher to press charges for alleged ‘hate crime’ involving her vehicle at public park
A Latina Dare County Schools teacher reported racial slurs drawn in the pollen on her vehicle at a public park in Kill Devil Hills.

Corinne Saunders
Apr 2, 20256 min read


‘Down the Road,’ Episode 4: Paris Murray
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Staff Reports
Mar 30, 20251 min read


First Flight students land top honors at NC Renewable Energy Challenge, invitation to 2025 World KidWind Challenge
First Flight Middle School and First Flight High School students earned top honors at this year’s North Carolina Renewable Energy Challenge.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 27, 20255 min read


Nags Head Cafe closed: Texans create company that buys restaurant property for $2.8 million
After four decades as a family-owned local business, Nags Head Cafe closed last week. It sold for $2.8 million to an LLC created by Texans.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 26, 20253 min read


Outer Banks loses over $227,000 from federal cuts to programs purchasing local food for schools, food bank
The Outer Banks will lose over $227,000 from the cancellations of two USDA programs that purchased from local farmers and seafood producers.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 24, 20257 min read


Avon man faces 3 additional, 7 current total, indecent liberties with child charges
Luther Grandy Hooper III, 69, of Avon faces three additional “indecent liberties with a child” charges, bringing the current total to seven.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 21, 20252 min read


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

Corinne Saunders
Mar 20, 20252 min read


Dare Housing Task Force eyes federal land for future project as Trump administration rolls back regulations
The Dare Community Housing Task Force is eyeing federal land in Dare County for a potential future housing project.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 18, 20256 min read


Missing KDH teen found safe in Missouri two days after leaving home
The 16-year-old whom the Kill Devil Hills Police Department listed as a “missing/runaway juvenile” was found unharmed in Missouri.

Staff Reports
Mar 17, 20251 min read


Photos: 34th annual Kelly’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The 34th annual Kelly’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Nags Head took place Sunday afternoon.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 16, 20251 min read


Teen missing from KDH: Police seek public’s help
The Kill Devil Hills Police Department asks for any information the public may have on the location of Christian Jenkins, 16.

Staff Reports
Mar 16, 20251 min read


‘Down the Road,’ Episode 3: John Railey
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Staff Reports
Mar 14, 20251 min read


DOGE terminations’ effects to Outer Banks unclear. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and SSA office leases listed
A Wilmington U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office and the two SSA offices closest to the Outer Banks are among DOGE lease terminations.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 10, 20257 min read


Avon man already on sex offender list, incarcerated last month, now faces three more indecent liberties with a minor charges
An Avon man jailed on multiple charges of sexual crimes against a child now faces three more charges of indecent liberties with a child.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 9, 20253 min read


‘Down the Road,’ Episode 2: Marsha R. Johnson
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Corinne Saunders
Mar 2, 20251 min read


Kitty Hawk, Virginia Beach men charged in human trafficking case of 15-year-old Harnett County girl found Thursday in Dare County
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.

Corinne Saunders
Feb 27, 20253 min read


‘We’re still getting calls’ to ‘reports have decreased’: Situation of raccoons with suspected canine distemper varies by agency on OBX
Reports of sick raccoons around the Outer Banks began last summer. Current complaints of the deadly canine distemper virus vary by agency.

Corinne Saunders
Feb 26, 20257 min read


Avon man already on state sex offender list arrested on multiple charges of sexual crimes against child
Officers with Dare County Sheriff’s Office arrested Luther Grandy Hooper III of Avon on multiple charges of sexual crimes against a child.

Corinne Saunders
Feb 25, 20253 min read
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