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When considering offshore oil exploration, North Carolina leaders should analyze the future appearance of the coastline if the industry strikes oil and locates here, and they should evaluate whether the state ...

The Navy says it needs to sharpen its skills at detecting quiet enemy submarines lurking off the nation's coasts by building a sonar training range in the Atlantic Ocean.

Published: Friday, November 14, 2008 at 6:18 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 14, 2008 at 6:26 p.m. Pack a diaper bag and bring your camera ... we're showing off our babies! The North Carolina Aquarium at ...

The federal Minerals Management Service says it will do an environmental study of a potential drilling area off the Virginia coast, 55 miles from the N.C. coast.

Kathy Mathis, co-owner of Runners Seafood, said the fall/winter bluefin tuna season has been quiet so far, but there's still hope.

Republican Gene Henderson wants to shake up the status quo he sees permeating the Lenoir County Schools system.

A fair shot to save his property. That's all Michael Hobbs is asking. His oceanfront home on this private island is one of nearly 20 near the north end that rely on sandbags to hold back the encroaching ...

Perdue greeted more than 50 Twin Counties residents during the campaign stop at the Nash County Democratic Party Headquarters in Rocky Mount, shaking hands with supporters and signing autographs for children.

Forecasters say a weakening Omar has become a tropical storm again, far from land in the Atlantic Ocean.

A Raleigh man has been charged with stealing gas cards and offering $20 fill-ups at area gas stations.

Anyone driving a car that was made in the last decade or so probably has a "clicky thingy" that can remotely unlock the doors and the trunk.

Forty-five miles off Cape Hatteras, Chevron USA said a decade ago, lay a colossal gamble that sounds sweet today.

Submitted by WWAY on 6 October 2008 - 11:57am. READ MORE: Global warming and storms The earth is slowly warming up; it is a fact.

Billy Ross Singleton and his wife, Sandi, are planning a long dual birthday bash--about 25 days and 3,800 miles worth, to be exact.

A storm that never quite gained tropical strength or a name over the Atlantic blew ashore with drenching rain Friday in the Carolinas, knocking out power and sending rain, gusty winds and high surf far up the ...

The editorial cartoon of Sept. 17 perpetuates several myths about offshore drilling.

Comments on Topix forums : MIAMI The National Hurricane Center says Subtropical Storm Laura has formed in the north central Atlantic Ocean.

Tropical Storm Kyle strengthened to hurricane force over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday as it swirled on a path toward landfall between Maine and Canada's maritime provinces, U.S. forecasters said.

A strong low-pressure system bringing strong winds that pushed inland for miles, waterfront flooding and high surf promised to dominate the weather along the mid-Atlantic coast into the weekend.

A low-pressure system off the Southeast coast chugged toward landfall Thursday, but forecasters said the storm wasn't expected to do more onshore than blow down some limbs and bring patchy rain.