The long Memorial Day weekend is here already, and it’s starting out hot and sunny. The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on some showers and thunderstorms northwest of the Bahamas that its forecasters are giving a 90 percent chance of becoming a tropical or subtropical storm by tomorrow. But the good news […]
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Dr. Beach chooses Ocracoke as No. 4 on Top 10 list
Dr. Beach’s annual list of the Top 10 U.S. beaches was released yesterday, just before the Memorial Day weekend, and a beach the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is again on the list. This year the Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach is back on the list again — ranking as fourth in the 10 best. The Ocracoke Beach […]
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Outer Banks Angling: That time again By ROB ALDERMAN
By ROB ALDERMAN By ROB ALDERMAN That time is once again upon us. The time when taking a five-minute drive turns into 15 or 20 minutes. The time when you walk into your favorite restaurant and you don’t know everyone sitting inside. The time when you go into the grocery store and there is no […]
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Tropical system will bring rain, threat of rip currents
The National Hurricane Center has upgraded an area of disturbed weather southeast of Charleston, S.C., to a tropical depression, the second tropical cyclone of the 2016 season, and issued a tropical storm warning for the South Carolina coast. However, even if the depression becomes Tropical Storm Bonnie later tonight or Saturday morning, the system is […]
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Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue four after Navy jet mishap off Oregon Inlet
The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan fishing vessel crew rescued four survivors following a “in-air mishap” involving two U.S. Navy jets 25 miles east of Oregon Inlet this morning. Coast Guard Fifth District Command Center watchstanders were notified at 10:30 a.m. that two planes suffered what the military termed an “in-air mishap” and […]
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MFC adopts stricter blue crab regulations
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission adopted stricter blue crab regulations at its meeting last week. According to a news release from the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, the measures are meant to improve the condition of the state’s blue crab stock. Commercial and recreational crabbers should expect most of the regulations to take effect […]
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North Rodanthe bridge gets federal approval to move forward
The North Carolina Department of Transportation received approval yesterday from the federal government to move forward with the planning of a bridge in north Rodanthe that would carry traffic over an area that is vulnerable to frequent damage and ocean overwash in storms. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved the revised Environmental Assessment for the […]
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Hurricane Center eyeing disturbed weather near Bahamas
The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on an area of disturbed weather northeast of the Bahamas, but so far local forecasters in the National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City are predicting only a chance of showers or thunderstorms later in the holiday weekend for the Outer Banks. In a statement this morning, […]
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Outer Banks Angling: Cobia Madness By ROB ALDERMAN
By ROB ALDERMAN By ROB ALDERMAN I’ll start by apologizing for a lack of reports lately. I had some medical issues that needed attention, but I am on the mend and moving forward. With that said, I did have a fair amount of time to monitor websites and social media for all things cobia, because […]
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Hatteras Island’s first hostel opens in Buxton
By JOY CRIST Once familiar only to the young European backpacking crowd, hostels have been popping up across the country as affordable and community-oriented destinations for travelers to get some sleep, meet new people, and have a home base for exploring some of the nation’s most picturesque areas. And now Hatteras Island has joined the […]
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