Oak Island is not the first North Carolina town or park to adopt guidelines for digging on beaches, with towns such as ...

Officials in Oak Island are warning parents to keep a close eye on their kids this summer, as they see an uptick in the number of children becoming separated from their parents.

Oak Island Fire Chief Lee Price says about half a dozen kids have gotten lost at the beach or at a public event this summer.

The (OIWR) is urging people in the area to avoid swimming on Thursday. According to OIWR, there is a high rip current risk in the area and red flags are flying at Oak Island beaches for July 17. OIWR ...

Just over a month after "No Kings," another round of national protests is set to begin. Here's why, where to find one and ...

A teenage girl was run over by a truck in an unexpected place — along a popular beach in the middle of the afternoon, ...

Lori Ann Scappino died after a cardiac emergency in surf at Oak Island, among multiple water rescues reported.

A woman who died on the beach was among “multiple water rescue calls” received within an hour on North Carolina’s Oak Island, ...

A woman from Creedmoor died at the North Carolina coast Saturday after she suffered cardiac arrest amid several surf rescues at an island with an active rip current risk, officials said. The deadly ...