Mar 22, 2013 | Examiner.com
Banking on the US Best Family Vacation rank, should locals plan OBX trip early?
Raleigh locals welcome the 2013 Best Family Beach honor as the Outer Banks rank topples Hawaii's Maui and a local all time favorite sister state vacation spot - South Carolina's Myrtle Beach .
NC ferry runs aground in rough seas
A state-run ferry route connecting islands along North Carolina's Outer Banks is back in service after a vessel ran aground in rough seas.
NCDOT suspends ferry operations at Hatteras-Ocracoke due to weather
The N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division has temporarily suspended the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry due to gusting winds and shallow channel conditions.