The 34th annual birthday celebration for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Manteo included a sermon, musical performances and a lunch.

Dare County commissioners plan to try to purchase a Wanchese parcel on which site work began last week for a contested cluster home project.

The Dare Community Housing Task Force has been selected to participate in the “Our State, Our Homes” program led by UNC-Chapel Hill.

No injuries were reported in an afternoon fire at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Bodie Island Double Keepers’ Quarters in Nags Head.

The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved significant increases in compensation for county board of education members on Monday.

North Carolina is in a ‘foster care crisis,’ a nonprofit says. Outer Banks families and agencies share their experiences.

What appeared to be one boat on fire Friday afternoon was the second fire of the day on Roanoke Island.

Five nonprofit organizations working on projects in Dare and Currituck counties received a total of $60,000 in grants from Dominion Energy.

Anthony Dewayne Lambert, 32, of Manteo, was arrested Dec. 18 on charges of second-degree and third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

Longtime Judge Edgar L. Barnes will retire on Jan. 1, 2025, and five area nominees hope to fill his seat for the next two years.

A $25 million Federal Highway Administration grant will fund wildlife crossings to help save "critically endangered" red wolves.

The license plate agency in Manteo will close on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Contract operator applications are accepted through that date.

The father of the 2-year-old who died in a fiery fatal vehicle collision last week is expected to recover.

The bicyclist involved in a collision with a Town of Nags Head fire truck on Saturday, Dec. 7, died from his injuries on Thursday, Dec. 12.

A 2-year-old child from Manns Harbor died Thursday after a vehicle collision on the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge in Dare County.