Buxton News

The leader of the state Senate said yesterday that he won't fight wind farms proposed offshore from an area he represents, although he's aware that residents are concerned about the possible effects on tourism.

After lagging behind other East Coast states in developing wind as an energy source, North Carolina is preparing to plunge in with a test program with one to three wind towers in Pamlico Sound.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has got a big responsibility this weekend - she's the mother of the groom.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue and other state leaders are on hand as an Outer Banks community is introduced to the idea of massive offshore wind farms.

State officials will host a briefing for coastal residents to discuss the feasibility and potential for offshore wind energy along North Carolina's coast at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept.

Published: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 10:12 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 10:12 a.m. There will be a meeting Friday, Sept.

The Coast Guard is proposing that a new radio tower - more than 100 feet taller than the existing tower - be built in the shadow of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as part of an upgrade of its search-and-rescue communications system.

To me, Lexus has always been for elitists - someone who cares way too much about what other people think.

As a child, I spent many vacations with my family on the Outer Banks. Thirty years ago, the trip from Richmond, Va., was a long one, and we always seemed to drive the last leg of the trip at night.

A new study says the best spot for utility-scale wind energy is in the Pamlico Sound off Buxton along North Carolina's Outer banks.

The Outer Banks are a group of islands in North Carolina and a great place to see lighthouses.

The Outer Banks is set to become the first community on the East Coast to banish those wispy plastic bags.

A 7-year-old boy was killed Sunday in Buxton when a neighbor ran over him with his vehicle as he was backing out of his driveway, police said.

Linda Davis, left, Christine Pruitt, center, and Al Fitz, volunteers with the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles, carry a loggerhead to the shore Thursday in Buxton, N.C. A loggerhead whose left eye was removed during its rehabilitation, makes its way to the shore after being released on Thursday in Buxton, N.C. The release was coordinated by The ...

Superintendent Mike Murray announced that the annual seasonal closures of village beaches to off-road vehicle use within the National Seashore will go into affect on Friday, May 15, 2009.

A Hatteras Island woman was stabbed repeatedly in front of her children by a man who violated a domestic violence protection order, police said today.

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Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, and friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum will conduct the annual British Cemetery Memorial Services at Buxton on Thursday and at Ocracoke on Friday.

An unoccupied oceanfront house in Avon was destroyed Tuesday by an early morning blaze, fire officials said.

Fire destroyed an Oceanfront home in Dare County, North Carolina. Fire investigators say no one was home when fire swept through the home at 41439 Ocean View Drive in Avon.