If you are heading to the beaches on Wednesday, watch out for higher-than-usual rip current risks today.

The area was closed due to concerns over petroleum contamination. Officials say cleanup efforts and testing show the area is safe again. BUXTON, N.C. — For the first time since September 2023 ...

Here are the general rules around consumer fireworks: Fountain fireworks can't emit sparks or burning effects in a radius ...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) reminds visitors and adjacent homeowners that it is illegal to detonate fireworks, or have fireworks in your possession, on all Seashore beaches, ...

Morning Beach Conditions A RED FLAG DAY with HIGH rip current risk at the beaches south of Cape Hatteras including Frisco, Hatteras Village and Ocracoke. A YELLOW FLAG DAY with ...

The Outer Banks consist of a collection of barrier islands along the North Carolina coast. The area is split into three regions, according to the Visitors Bureau: the Northern Beaches, Roanoke ...

With the holiday weekend approaching, all fireworks have been prohibited on all beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina ...

North Carolina’s coastline is where you’ll find some of the best waves on the East Coast, making it a haven for surfing ...

Plans to build much-needed restroom facilities at the popular Old Lighthouse Beach in Buxton have taken another step forward, ...

On Thursday morning at 10 a.m., representatives from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) and nonprofit partner Outer Banks Forever held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new multi-use pathway ...

Rising 210 feet above the windswept sands of the Outer Banks, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse stands as a sentinel of maritime history, its iconic black-and-white spiral pattern a symbol of resilience ...

Carova is a remote stretch of the Outer Banks with no paved roads or commercial amenities, accessible only by 4x4 vehicles ...