The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people after their sailboat began sinking about 260 nautical miles off the coast of Cape ...

DARE COUNTY, N.C. — The 32-foot vessel Pura Vida ran aground early Monday morning at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, roughly one mile south of the off-road vehicle ramp 38. According to the National ...

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - As Hurricane Erin continues its path, a State of Emergency has been issued for Dare County, with mandatory evacuations in place for Hatteras Island. After a briefing from ...

CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (WITN) - Cape Hatteras National Seashore will be resuming its normal operations following closures in prep for Hurricane Erin, with a few safety closures to remain in effect. The ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WAVY) — NC 12 on Hatteras Island reopened around 5 p.m. Monday, but it remains closed on Ocracoke Island due to ocean overwash. NCDOT’s update Sunday morning noted a nor’easter had ...

DARE COUNTY, N.C. — Dare County officials will lift evacuation orders for Hatteras Island in phases on Saturday after the North Carolina Department of Transportation now deems all of N.C. 12 in the ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island is safe for travel and opened at noon Saturday, Aug. 23, and Dare County will start a staged reentry process following this week’s mandatory ...