Outer banks

• NC lawmakers block Outer Banks towns from regulating new affordable housing
  Six towns in Dare County have filed a lawsuit to block part of the state budget bill that bans them from regulating a new state-funded affordable housing project led by political donors.
• An airboat capsized off the Outer Banks. The Coast Guard says 11 people were rescued
  The Coast Guard sent two boats and a helicopter. The Coast Guard says one person was pinned under the airboat and may have suffered a chest and head injury.
• Wawa plans to open more locations across North Carolina
  Just days after breaking ground on its first location in Dare County, the popular gas station chain has now announced plans to expand to three other areas in the state.
• Environmental group will not appeal Mid-Currituck Bridge ruling
  The Mid-Currituck Bridge would connect U.S. 158 with the town of Corolla.
• North Carolina Seafood Trail aims to honor Black people in the industry
  A historical seafood traveling exhibit is coming out next year about the role Black people play in NC’s seafood industry.
• In Kill Devil Hills, construction begins soon on North Carolina’s first Wawa
  Wawa has hundreds of locations, and it’s planning to build another one in Kill Devil Hills soon.
• House collapses into ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks
  A house collapsed into the ocean Monday on the string of islands just off the coast of North Carolina, according to U.S. National Park Service officials.
• Appeals court upholds Mid-Currituck Bridge plan
  The proposed 7-mile, $500 million project includes a 4.7-mile toll bridge crossing the Currituck Sound between Aydlett and Corolla.
• Bodie Island Lighthouse to celebrate 150 years on Saturday
  The Navy used the lighthouse during World War II and it became climbable for the public about a decade ago. The Outer Banks icon is one of the last of its kind.
• State awards $20 million in grants to shore up North Carolina beaches against storm damage
  Shorelines protect coastal communities from storm surge and flooding, but some in North Carolina are in need of repair.

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