A distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on late Sunday night regarding a plane going down off of Ocracoke Island was determined to be a hoax, after a USCG investigation and corresponding communications with aviation officials. A call was received at 11:28 p.m. over VHS Channel 16 that an Airbus 320 passenger liner […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Billy, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Billy, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
The Outer Banks Coast Guard Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will be offering both an In-Person and a virtual Coast Guard approved Boat America Course beginning in June and July. The In-Person class will be held on June 26th at the Southern Shores Fire Station. A 4-session virtual Zoom course will be conducted […]
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Fuel inventories are getting back closer to normal following the wave of panic buying last week spurred by the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline. But stations throughout North Carolina were still having trouble keeping up with demand, with GasBuddy.com’s availability tracker reporting 42 percent of the stations statewide had fuel available as of Sunday evening. Gas outages […]
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Little Free Libraries are a global phenomenon. The small, front-yard book exchanges number more than 100,000 around the world in over 100 countries — from Italy to Brazil to Japan. Now, a new Little Free Library at Cape Hatteras Elementary School will join the movement to share books, bring people together and create communities of […]
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The 27th annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open wrapped up on Saturday, May 15, and Top Dog came out on top as the overall winner with five released blue marlins and a $17.127.50 payout. The Hatteras Village Offshore Open has a multiple-day fishing format and offers seven different levels in which anglers can earn cash prizes. […]
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The Hyde County Health Dept. released the following update for Friday, May 14, which provides information on the county’s current COVID-19 case count, as well as additional information on obtaining info on current and past cases. The current COVID-19 numbers are listed below. Total cases 684 Recovered 674 Deaths 10 Active 0 Hyde County is […]
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After multiple delays due to weather, the Black Brant XII rocket successfully launched from the NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility just north of Bermuda on Sunday night, giving folks along the Outer Banks an incredible, momentary show. Sunday was the last night the launch could take place until later this year, since light reflected by the […]
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A crash and vehicle fire on Saturday afternoon shut down traffic headed into the Outer Banks via the Wright Memorial Bridge on U.S. 158, while a second crash on the Alligator River Bridge halted traffic on U.S. 64. Per OBX Today, the first incident occurred around 2:50 p.m., just before the navigation span of the bridge […]
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Saturday, May 15, marks the first day of routine issuance of the Atlantic basin Tropical Weather Outlook for 2021, per a recent update from the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center. The Tropical Weather Outlook product describes significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days. The Outlook is […]
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