The Outer Banks of North Carolina are a seemingly endless stripe of stunning coastline, but one town in particular is home to literal wild horses too.

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The Ocracoke fireworks on July 2, 2025, have been canceled due to threatening weather and high winds. “For the safety of our residents and visitors of Ocracoke, we ...

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NCDOT announced NC Highway 12 would reopen Friday afternoon on the north end of Ocracoke Island, after being closed since last Saturday.

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OCRACOKE, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Department of Transportation has closed a portion of Highway 12 due to impacts from the coastal low. They say in an abundance of caution, and due to ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WAVY) — As High tide came into the area of Ocracoke in North Carolina on Saturday, drivers are advised to use caution on the NC12.

As many families prepare to head to the beach for Easter weekend, portions of N.C. Highway 12 on the north side of Ocracoke Island are closed until Saturday.

A man was killed and his wife injured in a crash that happened on NC Hwy. 12 in Ocracoke Tuesday morning.