Nine unoccupied oceanfront houses on Hatteras Island collapsed last week, and officials and residents expressed concern over this week’s forecast bringing the potential for more destruction. Dare County increased its storm fund as a precaution.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation on Monday afternoon released the name of the officer with the Manteo Police Department who was involved in the fatal officer-involved shooting on Mother Vineyard Road last Thursday.

A Manteo police officer discharged their firearm after being “confronted by an armed subject” on Thursday afternoon, and the latter died at the scene, according to a press release from the Dare County Sheriff’s Office.

Voters residing within the town limits of Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Manteo and Southern Shores are eligible to cast ballots in the upcoming election.

An aquatics center project ranked as the community’s top desired amenity, but it was not recommended to be prioritized due to its land and financial demands, according to a firm hired to complete a recreation needs assessment for Dare County.

The Manteo Elementary School principal, who is a former district principal of the year, will exchange leadership roles with one of First Flight High School’s assistant principals. The transfers are effective next Monday, Oct. 6, according to the district superintendent.

From grants and land trusts to accessory dwelling units and legislative changes, three Outer Banks leaders spoke about challenges and opportunities they see in addressing the area’s housing crisis during a virtual public gathering that the Raleigh-based North Carolina Housing Table hosted.

A Manteo couple jumped out of an airplane together 108 times on Monday, unofficially besting the 14-year-standing Guinness World Record of 105 tandem skydives in one day.

Both Manteo High School’s junior varsity and varsity soccer teams reigned victorious over First Flight High School at the latter’s home field in Kill Devil Hills in the inaugural battle between the Dare County rivals for the Cobia Cup on Monday.

A Dare County man who sustained life-threatening injuries and required extrication following Friday afternoon’s head-on vehicle collision in Kill Devil Hills is now in stable condition, and three other people who were hospitalized have since been released, according to police.

A vehicle collision caused a serious injury on Friday afternoon in Kill Devil Hills, police confirmed to Outer Banks Insider.

State agencies have issued two permits for the proposed Mid-Currituck Bridge project.

Nearly 4,000 northern Outer Banks customers lost power on Monday morning as salt buildup—in one case, causing a power pole to catch fire—caused mostly short outages, according to a Dominion Energy spokesperson.

A Manteo couple will attempt to break a skydiving world record at their business location on Monday, Sept. 22, by jumping out of an airplane together over 105 times.

The brother of a man fatally stabbed by a pirate sword last April in Stumpy Point said his family is “very frustrated” that the state keeps pushing them to accept a plea deal for the man accused of murder to serve a seven-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter instead.

The Kill Devil Hills Police Department on Tuesday arrested two local 17-year-olds in connection with the death of Zane Thomas Hughes, 19, from a fatal shooting at Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills in July.

No serious injuries were reported in a two-vehicle, officer-involved crash that took place in Kitty Hawk on Saturday, Aug. 30, but a 16-year-old’s vehicle was likely totaled, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The Dare County Board of Commissioners at its Wednesday meeting in Manteo unanimously approved a zoning map amendment to increase the density on a group of Colington lots.

The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in providing information related to an incident last Monday, Aug. 25, in Manteo, that resulted in serious injuries to two people.

The long-awaited new Dare County license plate agency will open in Kitty Hawk on Thursday, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.