More Shoaling Slows Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry As Summer Looms
The state DOT says Hatteras Inlet remains impassible in some areas as ferries prepare to switch to a busier summer schedule. A series of storms clogged the channel between Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands...
View ArticleHatteras Island Study Shows Economic And Cultural Value
Backers of maintaining NC 12 along the Outer Banks have a new study to bolster their case. NC 12 has seen its share of damage as storms shift the sand. And the price tag to fix the problem could cost...
View ArticleDOT Tests New Ramps On Emergency Ferry Route
In preparation for peak hurricane season, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has tested out two new ramps along its emergency ferry route. The ramps are located at Stumpy Point, on the...
View ArticleJudge OKs Bonner Bridge Replacement
A federal judge has issued a ruling partially clearing the way for a new span to replace the Bonner Bridge along the Outer Banks . Activists represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center claim...
View ArticleOBX Residents, Visitors Flee Hurricane Arthur
Category one Hurricane Arthur has maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. Hatteras Island residents have begun a mandatory evacuation this morning, and a State of Emergency has been issued for...
View ArticleAwful Arthur's Oyster Bar Is Defiant In Hurricane Arthur's Wake
Hurricane Arthur is continuing its path toward North Carolina's Outer Banks. Residents on Hatteras Island are under a mandatory evacuation order. But many other residents and business operators in Dare...
View ArticleA Road Repair Shortcut Could Be A Budget Perk For The Governor
A provision in the proposed budget deal would allow the governor to bypass environmental reviews for road projects along the coast. It indicates that during a state of emergency, the governor could...
View ArticleAlternate Route For Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry Becomes Permanent
A new, longer ferry route between Hatteras and Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks is now permanent. Officials from the U.S. Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and the North Carolina Department of...
View ArticleNCDOT To Replace Aging Bonner Bridge Over Oregon Inlet
The Herbert C. Bonner Bridge is old — 52 years old, to be exact. Since 1963, the aging Bonner Bridge has connected the Oregon Inlet to Rodanthe in Dare Co. and served as a link from Hatteras Island to...
View ArticleOBX Power Outage Enters Fifth Day
Construction crews have determined that all three transmission cables providing power to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands have been compromised, but portable generators may allow visitors to return soon.
View ArticleGenerators Could Power Visitors On Outer Banks
The latest on efforts to restore electricity to a portion of North Carolina's Outer Banks evacuated of tourists after a construction accident cut power lines (all times local).
View ArticleOuter Banks Island Businesses Shocked By Power Outage
Jason Heilig stood in the doorway of Rodanthe Surf Shop on Hatteras Island on Monday. No customers picked through the board shorts or tried on sunglasses. The trailer of surfboard rentals sat filled to...
View ArticleCompany Blamed For Outer Banks Power Outage Facing Lawsuits
Lawsuits are pending against a construction company blamed for a power outage on North Carolina's Outer Banks, forcing visitors off the beaches and leaving tourist-dependent businesses without income.
View ArticleOcracoke and Hatteras Island Residents Await Power
UPDATE: Officials now estimate between six and 10 days for power to be fully restored for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Governor Roy Cooper ordered a mandatory evacuation of tourists on the islands...
View ArticleOfficials: Islands' Power To Be Restored In Less Than A Week
Power should be fully restored on all of North Carolina's Outer Banks in less than a week, officials said late Tuesday.
View ArticleWhat Did The OBX Power Outage Look Like From Space?
A NASA satellite captured nighttime images of two popular Outer Banks barrier islands that have been without power for nearly a week.
View ArticlePower Restored On Hatteras And Ocracoke Islands
Power has been restored to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Utility crews with Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative and its contractors completed work earlier Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleCars Roll In As Tourists Return To NC Islands After Outage
Carloads of tourists rolled in, stores stocked seafood counters and kitchen workers chopped vegetables Friday as two North Carolina islands reopened to visitors after a weeklong power outage at the...
View ArticleOBX Officials Want To Settle With Construction Company That Caused Outage
Local governments on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands say they want to come to an agreement on reimbursements for a recent power outage without going to court.
View ArticleJudge Accepts $10M Settlement In NC Islands Power Outage
A federal judge has accepted a settlement that would allow those who lost power for days last summer on two North Carolina islands to divvy up more than $10 million.
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