The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) released a video this week on social media that shows the progress on the newest bridge along the Outer Banks, the Jug Handle Bridge. The 2.4 mile-long Jug Handle Bridge was 75% complete as of June 3, with a projected opening date of early 2022. The Jug Handle […]
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A pair of green sea turtles that have been undergoing treatment at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island will be headed back into the ocean on Wednesday morning. The endangered reptiles have been cleared by the veterinary team at the aquarium’s Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center for release. Wednesday’s release is scheduled for […]
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On July 20, 2021, at approximately 1:01 a.m., a Deputy working the C-District responded to a fight-in-progress call on Surf Side Drive in Rodanthe, N.C. The Deputy determined that the fight was from a Domestic situation and a female on-scene had been choked by her boyfriend. Jonathan Thomas Blount, M/18, Hampton, VA, was charged with […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, July 20, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update For the third week in a row, Dare County is seeing an increase in COVID-19 infections. The total number of new positive cases reported in Dare County […]
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May 2, 1940 – July 6, 2021 MANTEO — On Tuesday morning, July 6, 2021, Helen Christine Baum slipped away calmly and without pain at The Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, North Carolina. Helen was one of two remaining progenies carrying forward the Baum name of her grandfather, Judge Washington Franklin Baum and her […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Francis, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Francis, 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/
Watchstanders from the U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District command center received notification that a man aboard the vessel was suffering from an eye injury and needed medical attention. The command center consulted with a U.S. Coast Guard flight surgeon who recommended medical evacuation. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from U.S. Coast […]
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Watercraft Safety – What you don’t know can be dangerous! As we move into the heart of the busiest summer on record for OBX tourism, The Coast Guard Auxiliary has partnered with Kitty Hawk Kites on an innovative program to raise tourist awareness around boating and water safety. Every week, more than 200,000 visitors flock […]
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The word “Tarpon” conjures images from fishing lore of large, silvery fish making spectacular leaps out of the water when hooked. Atlantic tarpon are actually closely related to eels. They may not look at all like their cousins when adults, but their larval stages are considerably more similar. Also known as “the silver king,” tarpon […]
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Swim parallel to shore. Yell for help. Wave your arms. Ali Joy, from Ashland, Va., could do none of those things as she and her husband Austin struggled in a rip current off Atlantic Beach trying to save their twin 7-year-old daughters. She and the girls eventually made it out alive, but 46-year-old Austin Joy […]
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