Outer Banks

Arts & Culture

Outer Banks invites veterans and families to share in a unique songwriting experience

Vicki L. Friedman

A writing workshop teaches veterans the art of making music and is one of the programs in Outer Banks Veterans Week.

Debris from the house collapse in Rodanthe on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.

Environment & Sea Level Rise

2 more beach houses collapse on the Outer Banks, with more at risk

Katherine Hafner

One collapse happened early Friday and damaged an adjacent home. Later that night, the neighboring home also fell into the ocean.

Erosion control measures and road cleanup along N.C. 12 on Ocracoke Island after storms in April 2024. Researchers say traditional management strategies may ultimately be making erosion worse on the vulnerable barrier island.

Environment & Sea Level Rise

N.C. researchers study how to safeguard Ocracoke Island against climate change

Katherine Hafner

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore teamed up with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study how to manage the island’s transportation systems without worsening erosion and flooding.

A house on East Corbina Drive in Rodanthe collapses into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

Environment & Sea Level Rise

Outer Banks beach house collapses into the ocean – the seventh in four years

Katherine Hafner

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore said debris from the collapse in Rodanthe spread at least 11 miles north.

Two pilot turbines at Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project site off Virginia Beach in June.

Environment & Sea Level Rise

Dominion to buy Kitty Hawk offshore wind lease from Avangrid for $160 million

Katherine Hafner

The site is located 25 miles south of Dominion Energy’s wind farm already under construction in Virginia. Company leaders say it will help them meet rising electricity demand.

In nearly nine decades, "The Lost Colony" play in Manteo has only been interrupted by World War II, a theater fire and the pandemic.

Arts & Culture

Manteo theater keeps the story of The Lost Colony on stage for 8 decades and going

Vicki L. Friedman

“The Lost Colony” play at Waterside Theatre in Manteo has changed since it was first performed 87 years ago, but is still sought-after for performers and locals.

Medicaid expansion will allow for more medical facilities in underserved areas of the state, like Outer Banks where residents have a handful of doctors and three urgent care centers to seek care. (Image: OBX Health via Instagram)

Health

Thousands in northeastern North Carolina now have insurance under Medicaid

Mechelle Hankerson

More than 7,000 people in northeastern North Carolina have enrolled in Medicaid since the state expanded the program in December 2023.

OBX Bites: Your New Stop Before The Bridge

OBX Bites, a lunch eatery located just before the Outer Banks in North Carolina, gets a vegan makeover.