Three First Flight High School runners won a combined total of four state titles in indoor track.

Starting this month, the average residential Dominion Energy customer in North Carolina is expected to see a bill increase of nearly $12 per month.

A Nags Head resident was cited for “failure to stop at a steady red light” after Sunday’s two-vehicle crash in Kill Devil Hills, according to a police spokesperson.

Dare County Commissioner Carson Creef addressed his recent arrest during closing remarks at Thursday’s Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting and asked for forgiveness.

The National Park Service has identified the body found on Bodie Island on Sunday, Jan. 25.

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Director Roger “Chip” Hawley on Tuesday called the formation of the eight-agency Northeastern Drug Task Force a “historic event for northeastern North Carolina.”

Dare County residents have voiced concerns over the choice of the regional GOP leader—who formerly, during his time of employment as a police officer, was convicted of multiple counts of indecent liberties with a child—as the event moderator for the Dare GOP’s recent forum for board of education candidates.

The operator of the North Carolina license plate agency in Moyock for over six years announced the sale of the remainder of the agency’s state contract, encouraging interested parties to call the office.

Unspecified injuries were reported after an officer-involved shooting took place in Hatteras Village late Thursday night.

The two Dare County Schools maintenance workers who were dismissed in November following the trespass incident at Manteo Elementary School submitted a letter to the school board and attorneys formally withdrawing their appeal, but also reiterating their objections.

The 2026 primary election takes place on Tuesday, March 3, with early voting kicking off next month and absentee voting already underway. Across the Outer Banks, voters’ primary ballots depend on their geographic location and political party affiliation.

The Outer Banks Hospital Medical Office Building LLC purchased the iconic former Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant & Tavern property in Nags Head last week for $4.4 million, according to Dare County land transfer records.

The school resource officer at Nags Head Elementary School on Tuesday arrested a parent attempting to pick up his child from school, charging him with a violation of a domestic violence protective order.

The “Land of Beginnings” is gearing up for a series of events this year to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 

The 46 people and four dogs participating in the First Day Hike at Jockey’s Ridge State Park got a first glimpse of what will become the new park boardwalk.

A courtroom electronics ban went into effect across the seven-county First Judicial District for both superior court and district court settings. Public opinions vary, as do possible exemptions for journalists.

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A milestone was officially celebrated earlier this month as plans were set for a $900,000 fully accessible playground—the region’s first—to be built at Kitty Hawk Elementary School in Kitty Hawk.

A Moyock man died after suffering an unspecified “medical emergency” in the water near Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head on Sunday afternoon, according to information provided Monday by the Town of Nags Head.

The Rules Review Commission during its Thursday morning meeting in Raleigh approved the rule designating Jockey’s Ridge an area of environmental concern after over two years of objecting to the rule and returning it to the Coastal Resources Commission for revisions.