On North Carolina’s barrier islands, the line between road and ocean has become dangerously thin. The image of pavement ...

Powerful Atlantic surf has again exposed the fragility of North Carolina’s barrier islands, ripping apart a key stretch of ...

A dreamy summer vacation turned into a messy, sweaty nightmare for 10,000 tourists on the Outer Banks when the power went off and air conditioners stopped humming, and officials ordered visitors to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast on Sunday declared a state of emergency in Dare County and Hyde County and ordered an evacuation of Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island at ...

DARE COUNTY, N.C. — A recent communications outage on Hatteras Island is reigniting concerns over the lack of reliable infrastructure in one of the Outer Banks’ most remote areas, an issue that ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes news on Erin for Monday, Aug. 18. For the latest news on Hurricane Erin, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Tuesday, Aug. 19. Hurricane Erin fluctuated in intensity on ...

This satellite image of Cape Lookout shows a narrow bar of land is growing between a site known as The Point and Shark Island to the south. Google Maps image An enticing land bridge growing off North ...

Dramatic photos from atop the Cape Lookout Lighthouse show smoke from a wildfire engulfing a private island near the Outer Banks, according to Cape Lookout National Seashore staff. Early morning ...