Posts by Rob Morris


Astro forecast: Week of Jan. 8

Now is the time for change, to make decisions and to initiate action. Action will have staying power.


State wants to expand emergency ferry terminals

State highway planners are looking for Dare County’s blessing to expand the emergency ferry terminals in Stumpy Point and Rodanthe.
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A big storm and a big fish topped views in 2011

Causing flooding unseen in more than 70 years and cutting new inlets across Hatteras Island, Hurricane Irene was the most-viewed story of 2011.
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Gale warning posted for Outer Banks

A balmy New Year’s weekend will give way to the coldest temperatures of the season, with wind chills possibly in the teens by Tuesday night.
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Students study Alligator River refuge fire

With help from U.S. Fish and Wildlife personnel, other experts around the state and many citizens, 11 UNC students of the Albemarle Ecological Field Site have completed an effort to understand and offer policy suggestions about last summer’s Pains Bay Fire.
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Nags Head police arrest two after vehicle break-ins

Nags Head police have made two arrests in connection with seven vehicle break-ins earlier this month in Nags Head Acres.
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Two men at large may be armed and dangerous

Two men wanted in Portsmouth, Va. on a variety of charges are at large and may be in the Outer Banks area, Dare County Community Crime Line reports.
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Coast Guard medevacs woman from Queen Mary II

A Coast Guard helicopter was sent to the Queen Mary II cruise ship off Nags Head Monday to medevac an ailing passenger.
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Bear saga needs clearer resolution

Commissioner Mike Johnson’s bear hunt looks bad enough, but if the county takes it over, some details are missing.


Tax cut for Dare families: $1,537, Hagan says

Extending the payroll tax cut through 2012 would save the average household in Dare County $1,537, according to U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s office.
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A bone to pick over broken trash carts

If Nags Head can afford $10 million to pump sand onto the beach, surely it could scrape up $56 for a broken trash can.


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