The 1859 Cape Lookout Lighthouse reaches 163 feet skyward beyond shorebirds hunkered down recently on a jetty across the bay ...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials have temporarily closed the beach at Rodanthe as hazardous debris from the sixth ...

In the fall of 1927, G. Albert Lyon, millionaire businessman, gifted inventor, and renowned sportsman was restless and looking for a challenge. It could be almost anything: a new gadget to tinker with ...

Forecasters expect a low-pressure system will impact eastern North Carolina Thursday and Friday, "bringing the potential for ...

The North Carolina Coastal Federation will accept applications from commercial fishermen and women until Dec. 15 for the upcoming effort to collect lost and abandoned gear in the state’s sounds. The ...

The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is celebrating 40 years of protecting the rare pocosin wetlands and wildlife on the Albemarle Peninsula. The celebration is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Topsail Island towns are banding together in an attempt to reduce the presence of the invasive plant that chokes out native ...

One of North Carolina’s most famous mysteries, the “Lost Colony,” is among the more than 30 tales, tragedies and legends from the barrier islands to get lost in — virtually — while using Dare County’s ...

A raccoon crosses a wetland at Dismal Swamp State Park in northeastern North Carolina. Wetlands are one of nine areas the Division of Coastal Management is assessing. Photo: N.C. Division of Water ...

Some people will tell you that the best fishing on the East Coast is to be found in places like the Florida Keys, Chesapeake Bay or Cape Cod. I’ll tell you the best fishing that attracts the most high ...

A contractor out of New York has been selected to begin next month a five-month-long paving project at Oregon Inlet Marina. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which owns the marina, announced Wednesday ...

Ask any kid, and most of them can tell you the three things that plants need to grow and thrive, each in appropriate measure: Sunlight. Water. Soil. Most soils around here are either an ancient sand ...