Outer Banks

For the first time since the 1950s, a new light will soon shine from the top of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

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For the first time in 52 years, a new light will shine atop the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

By Kari Pugh

April 25, 2024 at 3:23 p.m.

For the first time since the 1950s, a new light will soon shine from the...

A Tuesday morning ribbon cutting was held for the new marina building set to open in early May.

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Marina building at Cape Hatteras National Seashore gets a new life and is set to open in early May

By Kari Pugh

April 24, 2024 at 9:52 a.m.

A Tuesday morning ribbon cutting was held for the new marina building set to open...

Will Deane, 16, will soon compete for his second time at the highest level of junior surfing, at the 2024 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Games, held May 3-12 in Surf City, El Salvador. In a couple years, he plans to become a professional surfer.

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Outer Banks teen surfer competes internationally, plans to 鈥榢eep going up鈥�

By Corinne Saunders

April 27, 2024 at 10:47 a.m.

Will Deane, 16, will soon compete for his second time at the highest level of...

This new building of the Dare County campus of the College of The Albemarle in Manteo opened to students in August 2022. The building houses classrooms, laboratory rooms, a library, student center, administrative offices and student services. The Professional Arts Building (not pictured) is next to the new building. (Corinne Saunders/蜜柚APP)

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Dare County moves forward with plans for early college high school

By Corinne Saunders

April 20, 2024 at 2:59 p.m.

Dare County Schools is currently among the few public school districts in the state without...

The dead humpback whale that washed up on the beach of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday was a 31.5-foot-long juvenile female that likely died from impacts of fishing gear entanglement, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spokesperson.

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Young humpback whale likely died from fishing gear entanglement on the Outer Banks

By Corinne Saunders

April 17, 2024 at 3:46 p.m.

The dead humpback whale that washed up on the beach of Pea Island National Wildlife...

A dead humpback whale washed up on the beach of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday. This is the fourth whale to wash up on Outer Banks beaches in a little over a month and the seventh between northeastern 蜜柚APP Carolina and southeastern Virginia.

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Dead humpback whale washes up on the Outer Banks

By Corinne Saunders

April 17, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.

A dead humpback whale washed up on the beach of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge...

When Tracie Porter went out to eat with a group of friends, she didn鈥檛 know she鈥檇 be using the life-saving training she鈥檇 been required to take for work.

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Outer Banks woman helps save a life, thanks to Dare County training course

By Corinne Saunders

April 16, 2024 at 2:56 p.m.

When Tracie Porter went out to eat with a group of friends, she didn鈥檛 know...

The 165-foot beacon south of Nags Head was built in 1872 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's the only lighthouse to open for climbing this season on Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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‘Tis the season: Bodie Island Light Station reopens for climbing Friday

By Kari Pugh

April 18, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.

The 165-foot beacon south of Nags Head was built in 1872 and is listed on...

The owners of a popular frozen custard shop on Hatteras Island say they will rebuild after a Friday morning fire gutted their building on N.C. 12 in Buxton.

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Fire guts popular Hatteras Island frozen custard shop; owners plan to rebuild

By Kari Pugh

April 15, 2024 at 3:27 p.m.

The owners of a popular frozen custard shop on Hatteras Island say they will rebuild...

US 158 crosswalk heading into Jockey's Ridge State Park, in Nags Head, 蜜柚APP Carolina. The park is the tallest living natural sand dune system in the Eastern United States. Its height varies from 80 to 100 feet, depending on weather conditions. The official entrance to the park is about a half a mile north of this location. April 23, 2015 (L. Todd Spencer | 蜜柚APP)

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蜜柚APP Carolina commission strips long-standing protections from Jockey鈥檚 Ridge

By Corinne Saunders

April 13, 2024 at 7:54 a.m.

A state commission has effectively ended long-standing protections afforded to Jockey鈥檚 Ridge State Park in...

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