Nags Head News

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is fast becoming the preferred choice for families looking for value-added vacations closer to home with all the fun in the sun this summer.

Built in 1939, Jennette's Pier in Nags Head is the oldest fishing pier on North Carolina's Outer Banks weathering dozens of storms and hurricanes, until September 2003.

NAGS HEAD, N.C. a ' Two black bears living in coastal Dare County have become so accustomed to being fed by humans that they respond to the sound of a potato chip bag being crinkled.

The Coast Guard and North Carolina Department of Transportation responded to an allision with the bonner bridge in Oregon Inlet, N.C. Thursday morning.

Arts of the Albemarle's annual show, Splash, is up and running and features artists Bob Rankin and Margie Sawyer.

There's been little relief for consumers lately at the gas pumps in Lenoir County.

Nags Head of Outer Banks is located roughly 6 miles off the mainland and is situated in the middle of the long stretch of islands.

Andy Ives, an Efland, N.C., native and recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, is biking cross-country to raise awareness for the affordable housing crisis in America.

State representatives have adopted their version of the 2009-2010 state budget after the House passed its version, and taxes appear to be increasing.

Dare County Schools have notified 12 elementary school teachers that their contracts will not be renewed because of expected state budget cuts, the superintendent said.

A video of the thunderstorms that moved through the D.C. area yesterday. The videos were taken on the road, from Fredericksburg, Va., to Fairfax, Va.

Ashley Davis, 18 , and Leanne Richmond, 17, get a push from Ben Southward on the personal watercraft they were renting from Nags Head Waterworks.

Giving control of when students attend school to the local elected board of education seems like such an obvious idea that it's mystifying why politicians in Raleigh don't seem to get it.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is re-evaluating restrictions at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, a sanctuary official said.

In their efforts to balance next year's county budget without a property tax increase, Pasquotank commissioners may receive help from an unlikely source: Albemarle Hospital.

Elizabeth Newlun became the bride of Jason Fields on March 27 at Nags Head, N.C. The Rev.

Fire crews from the Kill Devil Hills Fire Department responded to a motel fire Monday afternoon at the Mariner Motel on North Virginia dare Trial.

A man and a woman have been sentenced to 40 years in prison after they were found guilty of a murder that went unsolved for more than seven years.

Authorities say a police officer in North Carolina has died after he lost control of his cruiser in the rain while responding to a break-in call.

A police officer was killed in a crash as he responded to call early Friday. Sgt. Dulan Earl Murray, Jr., 48, of Kitty Hawk, lost control of his vehicle on S. Croatan Highway and crashed into a power pole around 3:00 a.m. Sgt.