North Carolina's Sunset Beach harbors a secret. Located in the Brunswick Islands, a barrier island chain on the Atlantic Ocean, the Bird Island Reserve sports 1,200 acres protected by sand dunes.

On June 3, Fire Captain Paul Brown confirmed to USA TODAY the adult male was a tourist and, according to investigators, the swimmer suffered a leg injury, possibly from a shark bite.

Though there are many shark species in North Carolina, bites are rare, Cahoon said, noting that most shark bites occur in ...

Located on the southernmost coast of North Carolina, between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach, Sunset Beach is the smallest of five barrier islands known as North Carolina’s Brunswick Islands. With ...

Here are 15 of the best beaches in North Carolina for your next trip to the Tar Heel State, from Duck to Sunset Beach. Cape Lookout National Seashore Courtesy of VisitNC.com ...

North Carolina Sunsets Getting Later This Month. We're now seeing sunsets after 7pm thanks to the time change. But the shift in the clocks is not the only reason for the later daylight.

Fire Captain Paul Brown confirmed to USA TODAY the adult male was a tourist and, according to investigators, the swimmer suffered a leg injury, possibly from a shark bite.

A swimmer was injured in a possible shark attack off the coast of North Carolina on Wednesday, authorities said. The Sunset Beach Fire Department said it received an emergency call around 11:05 a ...

One family’s silly lark leads to a city realizing the true spirit of Christmas. Jonathan and Anne Smith had lived in Greensboro’s Sunset Hills neighborhood for 16 years when, in 1996, their ...

Well, two homegrown establishments in North Carolina will be highlighted this week at the resort’s famed No. 2 course. Merritt’s Store and Grill, along with Sunset Slush, are among the ...