HONOLULU — Hawaii is the only state in the country to enjoy championship surfing for boys and girls as a high school sport, following an announcement this week by the Hawaii High School Athletic ...

As recently as late May 2025, a swimmer was injured off the coast of North Carolina’s Sunset Beach. Local authorities estimate the individual’s leg wound was most likely caused by a shark. Though the ...

The cost and need for fresh injections of sand is growing thanks to climate change even as funding for the beach-building ...

Tom was ultra smooth, he never seemed to be the one either pranking or getting pranked, but he many times was involved in the ...

Read more: 13 Essential Things to Do in Carolina Beach The aptly named Surf City on Topsail Island truly lives up to its name. Boasting reasonably consistent surfable waves, and since it’s unprotected ...

Welcome summer! The Wilmington area's 11 beaches offer plenty to do while you're soaking up rays and enjoying that ocean breeze.Whether you enjoy paddling through the waves or relaxing in the sun with ...

Surf City, located on Topsail Island, offers 39 public beach accesses, four with restrooms and showers. Activities include boating, fishing, water sports, visiting the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle ...

Topsail Island sits about 40 miles northeast of Wilmington. The 26-mile-long barrier island off the North Carolina coast is home to three charming seaside towns: North Topsail Beach, Surf City ...

Topsail Island towns are banding together to dramatically reduce the presence of an invasive plant that chokes out native vegetation on oceanfront dunes. Beach vitex, a thick, woody vine that sheds ...

The idea of a day trip to Topsail Island is both exciting and a tiny bit frustrating.

Topsail Island will welcome 43 homes in the coming year as a new waterfront development's lots go on sale for the public this spring. ACCOLADE coastal development is located between Surf City and ...

The idea of a day trip to Topsail Island is both exciting and a tiny bit frustrating.