Could wave energy be tapped as a renewable, acceptable, backup energy source for Outer Banks residents? That's what National ...

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. Monday by web conference to hear a ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will accept comments through February 2025 on a proposed rule revision that would adopt federal limits of certain PFAS in drinking water provided by public ...

Shellfish farmers are petitioning the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission to change the punishment for what farmers call clerical errors and minor permit violations.

Division of Marine Fisheries officials have opened the public comment period on draft amendments to the management plans for ...

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has chosen preferred management measures for speckled trout fisheries that do not ...

Second of two parts. Read Part 1. By the time Chase Luker pointed the headlights of his king cab truck down a narrow country road that returned to Columbia, nighttime blanketed rural Tyrrell County. A ...

Interested in bringing a little horse play to someone this Christmas? That special gift is yours to give this holiday season through the Outer Banks Forever’s adopt-a-pony program, one that supports ...

A black bear runs along the edge of a cornfield near the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Tyrrell County. Photo: Dylan Ray First of two parts. The American black bear population is healthy on ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting next month on a proposal to replace a Currituck County bridge near Knotts Island. The proposed project would either replace ...

First light. Your buddy told you the dawn bite was amazing. You get up at 4 a.m. and drive to the boat ramp. Grab your stuff and march to the dock. Save 50% on Sunday nights when you stay three nights ...

A beachgoer passes by a red flag as Tropical Storm Debby pushes storm swell against the Oceanana Pier earlier this year in Atlantic Beach along Bogue Banks. Photo: Dylan Ray Coastal communities have ...