Outer Banks Coverage

New foal born along NC's Outer Banks
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund welcomed a new foal over the weekend.

Fishermen help rescue newborn foal from canal at Outer Banks
Thursday is National I Love Horses Day, a great time to admire the new foal on the Outer Banks.

7-year-old killed in elevator mishap at Outer Banks vacation house
A 7-year-old boy whose family was vacationing on the Outer Banks died over the weekend when he became stuck in the doors of the elevator in the beach house where the family was staying, authorities said.

Rain picks back up at Outer Banks as NC coast preps to ditch Elsa
Keely Arthur is still experiencing some heavy rainfall as Elsa moves its way out of North Carolina.

Outer Banks wild horse almost dies after nearly choking on trash
Outer Banks officials are reminding beach-goers not to leave trash around the beach after one of the popular wild horses almost choked to death.

Outer Banks set for massive beach nourishment project
Close to $100 million will be spent to build up the beaches in the Outer Banks in the most expensive single year of beach nourishment in Dare County history.

High rip current risk this weekend on Outer Banks
Suptropical Storm Ana stays far offshore, but could bring rip currents along the NC coast.

New wild horse foal born in Corolla along Outer Banks
Bramble is the sixth foal born along the Outer Banks in 2021.

Corolla welcomes sixth wild horse foal born along NC's Outer Banks in 2021
Bramble was born Tuesday morning. The baby and her mom are in great health. Officials say they aren't sure of Bramble's gender yet.

CBC OPINION
GARY PEARCE: Will N.C. get real on climate change?
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -- The question is whether we - the world, the nation and North Carolina - will get real about fighting climate change. In North Carolina, environmentalists want Gov. Roy Cooper to join Virginia and 10 other states to our north in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, like "Reggie").

Webcams along the Outer Banks
Check out the view of the surf and conditions along the NC coast, including a camera from atop the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

One killed, one hurt when part of Bonner Bridge collapsed during demolition
One worker was killed and a second one injured Wednesday when a section of the old Bonner Bridge on the Outer Banks collapsed, authorities said.

OSHA investigating fatal bridge collapse on Outer Banks
One worker was killed and a second one injured Wednesday when a section of the old Bonner Bridge on the Outer Banks collapsed, authorities said.

Man's body found on Outer Banks beach
A man's body was found Friday morning on a Hatteras Island beach, authorities said.

Saving Highway 12 a taxing question for Avon residents
Dare County commissioners have approved a special tax district in Avon to help pay for beach renourishment that officials say will protect N.C. Highway 12 and area homs during storms.

Corolla Wild Horse Fund issues warning to visitors
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund has a warning about people wanting to see the horses on the coast.

CBC OPINION
TOM EARNHARDT: Sound voyages along the Chowan River
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 -- I motored along the shoreline of the Chowan River admiring giant cypress trees growing well out into the water. We beached the skiff on several occasions to look at steep sand cliffs -- distinct layers of shells, sand, and clay -- showing hundreds of thousands of years of coastal history. Standing on a narrow beach at sea level, we were acutely aware that sea level had been higher and lower many times over the last two million years (the Ice Ages).

Woman lost, then found, twice over the same weekend
Officials who found a woman who had been lost had to search for her again early Saturday after they said she got lost again.

Raw: Vehicles navigate overwash in Outer Banks
Tuesday was another day of flooding low-lying roads on the Outer Banks as Hurricane Teddy churned off shore. (Video by Donny Bowers)