RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper issued a new executive order on Wednesday backing offshore wind energy and setting targets for the state’s development of new projects. According the order, the state will strive for development […]
HONOLULU — Cruising along the west side of Hawaii’s Big Island, the landscape is dominated by ancient volcanic flows and jagged shorelines. Then you get to Hapuna Beach. There, the contrast of black lava rock, […]
RALEIGH — A majority of North Carolina’s beaches are reopening for the Memorial Day weekend with limited or no restrictions on beach access. Starting today at 5 p.m., Wrightsville Beach is lifting restrictions on beach […]
WINSTON-SALEM — Three counties on North Carolina’s tourist-reliant Outer Banks announced plans Wednesday to lift coronavirus-related visitor restrictions, although they warned of the need to continue to practice social distancing amid the ongoing pandemic. In […]
OCEAN CITY, N.J. — Some city folk have been fleeing to their second homes in resort areas to ride out the coronavirus outbreak near the beach or the ski slopes. But neighbors in many of […]
CAPE HATTERAS — The National Park Service says a North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to vandalizing the more than century-old Cape Hatteras Lighthouse by carving initials into its bronze door with a pocketknife. A […]
Legendary boat captain and fisherman Omie Jennings “Sportsman” Tillett, 90, of Wanchese, died Friday. Tillet was a Dare County native who, along with his father, Sambo, and brother, Tony, pioneered the Outer Banks’ offshore charter […]
RALEIGH — N.C.’s Congressional District 3 is one of the more closely watched races in the nation as long-time Congressman Walter Jones faces two challengers in the May 8 Republican primary. Jones has already announced […]
RALEIGH — The southern Outer Banks reopened for business this weekend, eight days after a construction crew working on the new Bonner Bridge accidentally cut power to Hatteras and Okracoke islands. “All things given, we […]
RALEIGH — Power was restored to Hatteras and Okracoke islands Thursday, one week after PCL Civil Constructors severed two underwater power cables during construction of the new Bonner Bridge on the Outer Banks. The power […]
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