Hatteras News

I wrote a longer story that I'll be updating throughout the day as I get more information from area emergency planners, but if you're in a skimming kind of mood, here's the skinny: - Beryl was downgraded to a tropical depression over the weekend after her wind speeds dropped below 38 miles per hour, but she's probably going to be upgraded back to a ... (more)

There's more than beach to see on the North Carolina coast. Check out these one-of-a-kind attractions for a surfside side trip that's amazing, fun for the family - and inexpensive.

Alberto has started to make the turn and is now headed east at 7 mph. The storm is centered about 175 miles east of Jacksonville, FL.

Two time-worn sayings come to mind in relation to merchants' complaints that the National Park Service is unfairly reducing public access to popular destinations in its system.

There are extra ferries running this weekend from Ocracoke to Swan Quarter because of shoaling problems with the ferry to Hatteras.

Maurice Smith, 41, will graduate from Pamlico Community College on Friday. He has earned the Associate's degree in Electrical/Electronics Technology.

Hurricane Irene is still making itself felt along the Outer Banks, where persistent shoaling is clogging the narrow Hatteras Inlet channel and disrupting service on the state's busiest ferry route.

The Coast Guard is warning mariners of shoaling approximately one-half mile into the Hatteras Inlet Channel here, Monday.

Beach driving fees in Hatteras and a new global advertising campaign pitching Corolla's wild horses could send thousands more this summer to the Currituck Outer Banks, where beaches are already teeming on summer weekends.

Walk the half-mile Flytrap Trail at Carolina Beach State Park, just south of Wilmington, to spot the rare, meat-eating Venus flytrap, only found naturally within a 75-mile radius of Wilmington.