Outer banks
- Wawa plans to open more locations across North CarolinaJust 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 rulingThe Mid-Currituck Bridge would connect U.S. 158 with the town of Corolla.
- North Carolina Seafood Trail aims to honor Black people in the industryA 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 WawaWawa 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 BanksA 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 planThe 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 SaturdayThe 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 damageShorelines protect coastal communities from storm surge and flooding, but some in North Carolina are in need of repair.
- Longtime iconic spaceship house in Outer Banks destroyed by fireFrisco’s fire department hasn’t said what caused the fire that destroyed the “Frisco UFO,” also known as the Frisco Futuro House.
- Dare County leaders support Oregon Inlet jettyCrews from the Army Corps of Engineers dug up sand earlier this summer, creating a safe channel for vessels traveling between Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.