While the Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry was suspended in mid-January for severe shoaling, now the Coast Guard is helping the state dig their way out of a transportation problem.

Dare County plans an oceanfront park near turtles and shorebird nesting areas.

The national numbers as well as our state statistics show the danger law enforcement officers face every day in the line of duty.

Gov. Pat McCrory has signed an executive order declaring a state of disaster for the town of Kitty Hawk for damage it suffered when Hurricane Sandy skirted the North Carolina coast last fall.

The owner of the HMS Bounty has taken the fifth and will not testify during U.S. Coast Guard hearings that began this morning.

A North Carolina lawmaker is gauging support for a bill to allow coastal towns to enforce smoking bans on beaches.

Currituck County's beaches receded anywhere from 2 to 7 feet along nearly 23 miles of the barrier island in 2011.

Actors hoping to perform in this summer's performances of the outdoor drama "The Lost Colony" have several chances to audition.

At 9:00 a.m. the Dare County Sheriff's Office reports that Highway 12 in the Mirlo Beach area has reopened.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for a man who was reported overdue while aboard a 15-foot zodiac boat near Wanchese on January 31.

A high school principal who was charged with DWI this past weekend is taking annual leave while the school district investigates what happened.

The contractor dredging the channel used for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry run is more than halfway done with the project.

The great white shark Mary Lee has been doing a lot of traveling since she was recently off the North Carolina coast.

The N.C. Highway Patrol says troopers had responded to more than 250 calls by late Friday afternoon.

Deputies say a high school teacher was arrested for trying to break in to his co-worker's home. However, the teacher who owned that home had not lived there for nearly seven years.

The ferry division of the N.C. Department of Transportation is temporarily adjusting departure times at its Swan Quarter-Ocracoke route to assist vendors supplying essential commodities to Ocracoke with adequate turn-around time.

Dare County commissioners are about to tackle the task of unclogging the Oregon Inlet, a crucial waterway for charter fishermen and the local seafood industry.

The D.O.T. says the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route has been suspended until further notice after extremely high winds last night caused the ferry channel to shoal over and become impassible.

Foye Minton, Jr. has been charged with child abuse by the Baltimore County Police Department.

The body of a man that went canoeing just days before Christmas has been recovered in Currituck County.

Authorities say a Raleigh man was killed when his small plane crashed into the Croatan Sound Sunday morning.

Shoaling continues to plague the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route, and state officials say it could take a while longer before the run returns to a normal schedule.

Fire crews in Kill Devil Hills have been on the scene of a huge fire that destroyed an oceanfront condo complex.

The National Transportation Safety Board will join the Coast Guard in the hearing that begins on February 12th in Portsmouth, Virginia.

The Obama administration is holding public meetings as it gauges commercial interest in wind farms off North Carolina's northern Outer Banks and Cape Fear.