Lifeguards on a beach in North Carolina's Outer Banks have posted a new purple flag that is adorned with images of a jelly fish and a stringray.

New federal flood maps have reclassified thousands of properties in Dare County from high-flood risk areas to lower risk ones called "shaded X zones."

North Carolina’s coastal counties draw millions of visitors each year with their scenic shorelines and festive events. Tourism is the primary economic driver in beach communities like Corolla, in Currituck County, but the coronavirus will prevent hotels, restaurants, vacation rentals and events from operating at full capacity this summer.

A group that manages herds of wild horses in coastal North Carolina is warning drivers to watch out for the animals taking advantage of unseasonably warm weather by sleeping on the sand at night.

Shipwrecks off the coast of North Carolina have long drawn divers and even treasure hunters. Now, species of tropical and subtropical fish are showing up, driven there by the impacts of climate change.

Two storms have merged off the coast of North Carolina, causing ocean water and sand to rush across lanes on the only highway connecting the barrier islands of the Outer Banks.

Ocracoke Health Center CEO Cheryl Ballance estimates that anywhere from 8,000-10,000 people visit Ocracoke Island on any given summer weekend. Many visitors catch a ferry back to Cape Hatteras after less than a day, but hundreds of vacation rentals and hotel rooms are consistently filled from late spring to early fall. During those months, the […]

Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discovered a methane seep field off the coast of Bodie Island in 2012, but they didn’t get a look at it until this year.

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit challenging plans for a toll bridge on the Outer Banks. The complaint filed Tuesday from the Southern Enviornmental Law Center questions state and federal approval of the Mid-Currituck Bridge.

The state Department of Transportation has the first of many approvals it needs for a new toll bridge to the northern Outer Banks.

THIS YEAR

Thanksgiving 2020 will be different. It’s a time to save lives and celebrate resilience. We must be smart and responsible in fighting this enemy, COVID-19. But shutting down Thanksgiving does not mean shutting down love and gratitude. From Kristin Clark Taylor, Opinion columnist, USA Today COVID-19 is crippling Thanksgiving. But it should not cripple our ability to […]

Why Thanksgiving is a perfect example of the Common Good. A Catholic Perspective Dr. Marlon De La Torre, MA, MEd. Ph.D. A natural precept attributed toward the dignity of the human person is to seek the good of another person through the act of community. I propose this argument from the nature of faith and reason […]

our responsibility to give thanks and respect to those who first occupied this land we are upon. We give thanks to the Carolina Algonquian , the first people of this land

Click Here to view the list of restaurants open during the shoulder season. This also includes their open/closed status for the upcoming holidays as well as if they are offering to-go holiday meals. The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau attempts to ensure the information is accurate, however hours of operation are subject to change. 

You’re invited to learn and add to the conversation at our next meeting on Friday, December 4th from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. via Zoom. The Collaborative is made up of representatives from over 30 Outer Banks human services providers and other community benefit groups. We meet quarterly to network and to pursue cooperative efforts […]

Friends of Youth is in need of caring adult volunteers to mentor young people in the community.