Corinne Saunders

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.