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Nags Head police ask for help identifying pair of trucks racing on beach
A pair of trucks were spotted racing on the beach off Nags Head on Dec. 2, 2021. [courtesy Nags Head Police Department] The Nags Head [Read More]
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VIDEO: Dominion Energy offers tips on how to avoid being scammed
Dominion Energy is reminding customers of the telltale signs of utility scams and what to do to stay safe. In the US, one in ten [Read More]
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N.C. Marine Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned speckled trout
Cold-stunned speckled trout. [courtesy NCDMF] The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries wants to remind the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout they may [Read More]
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Currituck deputy EM coordinator Steven Pyle honored with state award
Steven Pyle, Currituck County Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator, is the recipient of the 2021 Vance E. Key Award from the North Carolina Emergency Management Association. [Read More]
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Powerball and Mega Millions offer big weekend jackpots
Both the Mega Millions and Powerball games offer life-changing prizes for North Carolinians who want to try their luck this weekend at winning a jackpot. [Read More]
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VIDEO: Great white shark circles Outer Banks charter boat
A great white shark circles the Capt. Aaron Kelly’s Rock Solid on Dec. 1, 2021. [courtesy RockSolidFishing.com] Yes, we know there are sharks in the [Read More]
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Three shot to death in Elizabeth City include 3-year-old and a woman from Manteo
Police have identified three victims who died from gunshot wounds in Elizabeth City Thursday evening, including a woman and a 3-year-old girl from Roanoke Island. [Read More]
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Island Free Press: At 95% complete, Jug Handle Bridge could open as early as February
Arial view of the Jug Handle Bridge. [photo by Kerry Hooper, Jr. of Hooper Photography Solutions, LLC, courtesy Island Free Press] By Joy Crist, Island [Read More]
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Feds approve sand pumping for northern Outer Banks town beach nourishment in 2022
[file photo] Another piece of the complex beach nourishment puzzle has been put in place, as federal regulators have granted approval to four northern Outer [Read More]
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Drought conditions worsening in wildfire-prone areas just inland of Outer Banks
The Pains Bay Fire in 2011 burned over 45,000 acres on the Dare and Hyde mainland. The fire burned a large area of refuge land [Read More]