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Man wanted for D.C.-area crimes nabbed in Kitty Hawk
A man wanted in Maryland on charges related to a pair of home invasions in the suburbs of the nation’s capital was arrested Saturday in Kitty Hawk.
full story from The Washington Post »
Long vacant Hatteras housing has new owner
Long-vacant housing units at former Coast Guard Group Cape Hatteras in Buxton have been sold to a Virginia Beach family-owned partnership that plans to fix them and rent them.
full story in the Island Free Press »
New ferry chief rose through the ranks
Working his way up from ferry crew member, Harold Thomas has been named director of the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division.
full story in The Virginian-Pilot »
Houses OK’d for disputed former Audubon tract
Currituck County commissioners have approved a project to build nine homes on 8.5 acres of an oceanfront site once owned by the Audubon Society.
full story in The Virginian-Pilot »
Mess at Mirlo: Future of houses uncertain
The road that runs through Mirlo Beach has been fixed, but homeowners face serious questions on how to repair houses along N.C. 12.
full story in the Island Free Press »
Idol champ shares OBX memories with Fox
American Idol champion Scotty McCreery reminisces with FoxNews.com about childhood summers on the Outer Banks and a couple of his favorite places to go.
full story »
Amy Pieno dies in Wrightsville diving accident
Amy Pieno of Hatteras village died late Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16, in a diving accident off Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Pieno owned Outer Banks Diving with her husband, John.
full story »
House collapses at Mirlo Beach inlet
Tailwinds, the large teal-colored house and one-time neighbor of Serendipity, the famous “movie house” that was moved last year, suddenly fell into the ocean in Rodanthe around 8:30 a.m.
full story in the Island Free Press »
On Hatteras Island: Ugly realities of Hurricane Irene
The ugly realities of Hurricane Irene become more evident every day as Hatteras Island works toward recovering.
full story in the Island Free Press »
Cape Point now open to vehicles and pedestrians
The National Park Service has reopened off-road vehicle access to Cape Point – exactly four months to the day since is was closed to protect shorebirds preparing to nest in the area.
full story in the Island Free Press »
Bombing range manager removed after search
After federal agents raided his home and confiscated various items, the longtime manager of the Navy’s bombing range in Dare County has been removed from his job.
full story in The Virginian-Pilot »
Ocracoke teacher tells story of “Jeopardy!” win
Charles Temple, an Ocracoke teacher, provides a first-hand account his experience winning $100,000 in the “Jeopardy!” teachers’ tournament.
full story in the Island Free Press »