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Dare County reports 18th COVID-19 death, third in less than a month
Dare County Health and Human Services on Thursday reported a 18th COVID-19 death on its daily pandemic dashboard, the third since late August. No other [Read More]
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FEMA, state approve $1 million to elevate seven flood prone homes in Currituck County
Aerial view of the flooding in Moyock during Hurricane Matthew. A flood-prone home in this Currituck County community is to be elevated. [photo courtesy Currituck [Read More]
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Faulty smoke detector sets off fire alarm at Manteo High School
Manteo High School Manteo High School was evacuated for a short time Thursday morning following activation of the school’s fire alarm system. Crews from Roanoke [Read More]
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Powerball ticket worth $1 million sold in Elizabeth City; $457 million jackpot Saturday
Someone who played Powerball in Pasquotank County won $1 million in Wednesday’s drawing as the jackpot climbed to $457 million. The winner bought the ticket [Read More]
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Caught on camera: Historic SpaceX launch spotted in Kill Devil Hills
SpaceX launch as seen from Kill Devil Hills on Sept. 15, 2021. [Photo by Barry Clark] SpaceX launched the Earth’s first all-civilian flight into orbit [Read More]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore continues to see record visitation; night beach driving returns
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the tallest brick beacon in the nation. [Sam Walker photo] Cape Hatteras National Seashore saw 427,384 visits last month, making it [Read More]
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VIDEO: Update on essential and workforce housing in Dare County
Current TV, in partnership with Dare County, has released a new video titled, “Essential & Workforce Housing in Dare County,” as part of its Destination [Read More]
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Dare County sees highest number of weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began
Dare County health officials on Tuesday reported the highest number of new weekly COVID-19 cases, a total of 279, since the pandemic began in March [Read More]
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VIDEO: Parts of dismantled Bonner Bridge now being used to help build better bridges
It took 200,000 pounds of pressure to break one of the beams from the dismantled Bonner Bridge. [courtesy NCDOT] For decades, the Herbert C. Bonner [Read More]
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Potential for tropical development near Bahamas; Outer Banks to get few showers, storms Thursday
Nicholas is over the Gulf while a wave continues to develop over the Bahamas. Hazy conditions over the Outer Banks are from smoke coming from [Read More]