/tags/outer-banks Outer Banks en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:22:46 GMT /environment/2025-02-28/doge-job-cuts-national-parks-outer-banks-musk-trump National parks across the U.S. are not immune to the Trump administration’s cuts, and North Carolina is already seeing the impact. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:22:46 GMT /environment/2025-02-28/doge-job-cuts-national-parks-outer-banks-musk-trump Mitchell Northam, Will Michaels /environment/2024-11-22/beachfront-homes-collapsing-north-carolina-rodanthe-outer-banks Six houses have collapsed into the waves at Rodanthe this year, and 11 in the past four years. With much of the buffering beach and dunes eaten away by erosion, more are poised to fall in any time. The question is becoming not how to save such houses, but rather how to remove them before they collapse. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:14:52 GMT /environment/2024-11-22/beachfront-homes-collapsing-north-carolina-rodanthe-outer-banks Jay Price /education/2024-10-28/ecu-unc-renewable-energy-nags-head-north-carolina The multimillion dollar project will focus on the Town of Nags Head and could improve the area’s storm response. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:22:29 GMT /education/2024-10-28/ecu-unc-renewable-energy-nags-head-north-carolina Brianna Atkinson /news/2024-07-31/outer-banks-health-inclusive-program-residents-police The Blue Envelope Program is created through a partnership between Outer Banks Health Hospital, law enforcement, and Dare County for people with disabilities and conditions that older adults typically have. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:06:22 GMT /news/2024-07-31/outer-banks-health-inclusive-program-residents-police Sharryse Piggott /environment/2024-07-17/dare-county-bans-balloon-releases-unincorporated The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved an outdoor balloon release ban Tuesday, adding it to the county’s litter ordinance. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:34:49 GMT /environment/2024-07-17/dare-county-bans-balloon-releases-unincorporated Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-06-25/dare-county-ems-stair-chair-emergencies-obx-homes A resident privately purchased the powered chair that’s also expected to help reduce injuries among EMS workers in Dare County. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:04:05 GMT /news/2024-06-25/dare-county-ems-stair-chair-emergencies-obx-homes Sharryse Piggott /environment/2024-05-29/house-collapsed-ocean-north-carolina-outer-banks U.S. National Park Service officials say an unoccupied house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks. Tuesday's collapse was the sixth along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in the past four years. Wed, 29 May 2024 21:32:49 GMT /environment/2024-05-29/house-collapsed-ocean-north-carolina-outer-banks Associated Press /news/2024-05-16/wawa-first-location-north-carolina-opened The private family-owned chain store and gas station opened its first location in Dare County. Thu, 16 May 2024 21:08:02 GMT /news/2024-05-16/wawa-first-location-north-carolina-opened Sharryse Piggott /politics/2024-05-09/nc-senate-protect-jockeys-ridge-sand-dunes-dispute The state Senate passed a bill Thursday designed to protect Jockey's Ridge on the Outer Banks from damaging development projects. Thu, 09 May 2024 17:42:46 GMT /politics/2024-05-09/nc-senate-protect-jockeys-ridge-sand-dunes-dispute Colin Campbell /news/2024-04-15/wawa-north-carolina-store-outer-banks-kill-devil-hills The popular convenience store and gas station chain Wawa will celebrate the grand opening of its first North Carolina store in Kill Devil Hills in May. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:51:08 GMT /news/2024-04-15/wawa-north-carolina-store-outer-banks-kill-devil-hills Sharryse Piggott