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 ...

A journey through North Carolina’s Outer Banks is a classic American road trip, offering 138 miles of windswept dunes, wild ...

As an Australian who grew up by the beach, I can’t recommend beach life enough. If you’re looking for a beach getaway 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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As Hurricane Erin is likely to impact the North Carolina coast, a tropical storm watch was issued Monday for much of the North Carolina coast, including the Outer Banks, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A mysterious shipwreck has revealed itself on the Outer Banks island of Ocracoke, and there is a possibility it’s the remains of a steamboat that claimed 90 lives in 1837. Ray Stallings photo A ...

This foal was spotted by someone visiting the Outer Banks, leading to the discovery of a family on a remote sound island, officials say. Corolla Wild Horse Fund photo A secretive family of feral ...

There is a more narrow time frame for the effort to restore power to the southern Outer Banks, local utility officials announced Tuesday morning. In an update Tuesday evening, the Cape Hatteras ...

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 ...