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Cedar Island Ferry To Make Fewer Runs Thursday
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Last Updated: 7:41 AM 10/22/09 - The Cedar Island ferry to Ocracoke will have fewer runs Thursday. (Full Story) |
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Man Charged With Shooting Two In Hyde County
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Last Updated: 9:03 PM 10/19/09 - One of those shot Saturday night was a 10-year-old boy. (Full Story) |
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Coastal Cell Towers
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Last Updated: 1:02 PM 10/19/09 - A California wireless phone company has applied for a federal grant to bring broadband service to remote areas along North Carolina's coast. (Full Story) |
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Bridge To Corolla
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Last Updated: 10:51 AM 10/19/09 - A deal is near to build a five-mile bridge to link the mainland of North Carolina to Corolla, known for its lighthouse and wild horses. (Full Story) |
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North Carolina Joins Southeast Coastal Alliance
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Last Updated: 5:52 AM 10/19/09 - Environmental officials from four Southeastern states are announcing an alliance to deal with regional coastal issues during a meeting on the South Carolina coast. (Full Story) |
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Shark Bite Might Not Have Killed Man In Dare County
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Last Updated: 12:43 AM 10/18/09 - Authorities say they now aren't sure whether sharks killed a Pittsburgh man whose body washed up on a Dare County beach last month. (Full Story) |
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NC Teen Dies After Surfboard Cord Wraps Around Pier On OBX
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Last Updated: 11:58 PM 10/17/09 - Authorities say a teen surfing on the Outer Banks has drowned after the cord connecting him to his surfboard wrapped around part of a fishing pier, trapping him underwater. (Full Story) |
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Author To Discuss New Book About Wright Brothers
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Last Updated: 5:41 AM 10/14/09 - A new book chronicles the futile efforts of the Wright brothers to conduct their flights on the Outer Banks in secret in 1908, five years after they first took to the sky. (Full Story) |
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Official Suggests Cooperation On Offshore Drilling
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Last Updated: 7:27 AM 10/08/09 - A leader of a General Assembly panel examining energy exploration off the North Carolina coast says the state should consider working with neighbors to ensure its interests are protected. (Full Story) |
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Duke Energy, UNC Sign Wind Turbine Contract For Pamlico Sound
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Last Updated: 6:24 PM 10/06/09 - Duke Energy and the University of North Carolina say they have signed a contract to place wind turbines in the Pamlico Sound. (Full Story) |
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Corolla Wild Horse Killed After Collision With Sheriff's Vehicle
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Last Updated: 8:51 PM 10/06/09 - This is the third wild horse killed so far this year in collisions with vehicles. (Full Story) |
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NC Residents To Learn About Offshore Wind Power
Last Updated: 5:01 PM 09/25/09 - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue and other state leaders are on hand as an Outer Banks community is introduced to the idea of massive offshore wind farms. (Full Story) |
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Basnight Says He Won't Fight NC Wind Farms
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Last Updated: 10:35 AM 09/28/09 - The leader of the North Carolina Senate says he won't fight wind farms proposed offshore from an area he represents. (Full Story) |
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Kitten Rescued After Being Tossed Off Wright Brothers Bridge
Last Updated: 8:09 PM 09/23/09 - An animal shelter on the Outer Banks says it happened Saturday, and a passing motorist managed to save the kitten as it was hanging onto the bridge's railing. (Full Story) |
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Man Drowns From Rip Tide Off NC Coast
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Last Updated: 8:44 AM 09/22/09 - The National Park Service says a California man has drowned after being caught in a rip current off a North Carolina beach. (Full Story) |
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Repairs On Bonner Bridge Pick Up
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Last Updated: 7:41 AM 09/22/09 - With tourist season ending on the Outer Banks repairs are picking up on the Bonner Bridge, which means some lane closures on the bridge. (Full Story) |
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Perdue Establishes Offshore Energy Panel
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Last Updated: 12:27 PM 09/21/09 - The group will examine energy resources off the state's coast. That will include oil, gas and wind. (Full Story) |
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Outer Banks Lighthouses Going Dark
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Last Updated: 10:22 AM 09/21/09 - People will miss the familiar twinkle of two lighthouses on the Outer Banks as the landmarks undergo repairs. (Full Story) |
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Corolla Horse Study
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Last Updated: 8:35 AM 09/21/09 - A study set to begin early next year could resolve debate over the effect of Corolla's wild horses on North Carolina's maritime forests, marshland and wet meadows. (Full Story) |
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