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State Of Emergency In Currituck County
Last Updated: 5:09 AM 11/19/09 - Currituck County officials have declared a state of emergency in the wake of the coastal storm.
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Governor Visits Rodanthe To Assess Damage First Hand
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Last Updated: 9:46 PM 11/17/09 - Crews continue to work there as a portion of Highway 12 was washed out late last week when a coastal storm battered our region. (Full Story)
Governor Beverly Perdue To Survey Coastal Damage
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Last Updated: 6:10 AM 11/17/09 - Governor Perdue is headed to the coast to see the damage from last weeks storm for herself. (Full Story)
Beach Access Ramps Still Flooded At Cape Hatteras
Last Updated: 12:58 PM 11/16/09 - The park service says off road vehicle drivers should use extreme caution as they could encounter debris and standing water. (Full Story)
Former Sheriff's Deputy Case Continued
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Last Updated: 11:28 AM 11/16/09 - A former Hyde County Sheriff's deputy accused of tasering two people appeared in court Monday. (Full Story)
Highway 12 Reopens With Temporary Road
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Last Updated: 2:29 PM 11/17/09 - Highway crews put in the gravel temporary road that replaces a four-wheel drive lane that was set up Saturday. (Full Story)
Perdue Signing Emergency Declaration For Dare County
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Last Updated: 8:34 PM 11/16/09 - Governor Beverly Perdue will sign an emergency declaration to help Dare County recover from last week's storm. (Full Story)
Ida Claims Coastal Home, Threatens Others
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Last Updated: 11:59 PM 11/13/09 - The remnants of Ida are causing severe damage along the North Carolina coastline. (Full Story)
COASTAL STORM: How Much Rain Did We Get?
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Last Updated: 9:07 AM 11/14/09 - The numbers are in for this week's coastal storm that has drenched Eastern Carolina. (Full Story)
Flooding In Hyde County
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Last Updated: 9:16 PM 11/12/09 - Flooding is causing problems in Hyde County, on roadways and in low-lying areas. One woman had to escape from her flooded car Thursday morning. (Full Story)
Coastal Homes Could Be Threatened In Dare County
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Last Updated: 7:11 AM 11/12/09 - Rough waves are crashing along the Outer Banks, and conditions are expected to deteriorate over the coming days. Homes could be threatened. (Full Story)
Ferry Captain Rescues Sinking Boat
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Last Updated: 8:20 AM 10/27/09 - The Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry captain rescued the people from a sinking vessel just three days before he retired. (Full Story)
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)
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)
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.
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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)
 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)
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)
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.
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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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