Buxton News

The Outer Banks is set to become the first community on the East Coast to banish those wispy plastic bags.

A 7-year-old boy was killed Sunday in Buxton when a neighbor ran over him with his vehicle as he was backing out of his driveway, police said.

Linda Davis, left, Christine Pruitt, center, and Al Fitz, volunteers with the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles, carry a loggerhead to the shore Thursday in Buxton, N.C. A loggerhead whose left eye was removed during its rehabilitation, makes its way to the shore after being released on Thursday in Buxton, N.C. The release was coordinated by The ...

Superintendent Mike Murray announced that the annual seasonal closures of village beaches to off-road vehicle use within the National Seashore will go into affect on Friday, May 15, 2009.

A Hatteras Island woman was stabbed repeatedly in front of her children by a man who violated a domestic violence protection order, police said today.

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Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, and friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum will conduct the annual British Cemetery Memorial Services at Buxton on Thursday and at Ocracoke on Friday.

An unoccupied oceanfront house in Avon was destroyed Tuesday by an early morning blaze, fire officials said.

Fire destroyed an Oceanfront home in Dare County, North Carolina. Fire investigators say no one was home when fire swept through the home at 41439 Ocean View Drive in Avon.

Hey, read the rules! National Park Service officials are expanding closures on some Outer Banks beaches after vandalism was found at sites that protect the nests of endangered birds.

Loading... 1 of 2 Click for more A ring unearthed by archaeologist David S. Phelps was the first evidence that Sir Walter Raleigha s explorers had contacts with the Indians.

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Hey, read the rules! The water in Dare County is now safe to drink. The county says the water supply in Buxton has been restored to capacity and tests show the water is free of bacteria.

Restrictions on water use for customers in Buxton were lifted this morning by the Dare County Water Department.

A water main break on Highway 12 disrupted water service to Buxton and officials are asking residents to boil their drinking water.

If you live in the Village of Buxton area on Hatteras Island make sure you boil the water before you drink it.