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Fate, training help police captain save man’s life
A Kill Devil Hills police officer used a portable defibrillator and CPR to help revive a man who had suffered a heart attack at a construction site last month.
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Sunday morning fire destroys two Carova houses
An early morning fire Sunday burned two oceanfront homes to the ground, but firefighters were able to save a third in Carova Beach.
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Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry using regular channel again
The state resumed normal operations of the ferry across Hatteras Inlet on Sunday morning, nearly five months after shoaling a detour.
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Two dead on Colington Island; police investigating
Dare County deputies are on the scene of a double shooting off Colington Road. The scene has been secured and authorities say there is no danger to the public.
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Gamefish legislation flounders in House
A bill to ban commercial catches of puppy drum, speckled trout and Atlantic striped bass in state waters will likely not be passed by the legislature.
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Group heads to Raleigh to oppose gamefish bill
A Dare County contingent is headed for Raleigh today to argue against a bill that would prohibit commercial catches of striped bass and other gamefish.
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Measure cutting mid-county bridge funds advances
Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposal to restructure funding for state highway projects is working its way through the House and now includes cutting money for the proposed mid-Currituck County bridge. An amendment to House Bill 817 passed Tuesday by the state House Transportation Committee, eliminates $28 million to “pay debt service or related financing expenses on Read More…
Broken part slows Alligator River bridge reopening
The bridge that carries U.S. 64 over the Alligator River remained closed to vehicles Sunday because a key part was broken just as a repair project was coming to an end. The N.C. Department of Transportation said the part, called a wedge guide, is used to keep the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge draw span closed Read More…
Public meetings set on permanent Pea Island bridge
The NCDOT will hold public meetings next week to discuss the long-term solution for the section of N.C. 12 on Pea Island breached by Hurricane Irene in 2011.
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Biofuel demo flight to land at Wright Memorial
If you look toward the sky in the vicinity of the Wright Brothers National Memorial around 4 p.m. today you have a good chance at seeing the final stages of a groundbreaking flight demonstrating the viability of biofuel. Three pilots from the Paramus Flying Club in New Jersey are making a 500-mile flight from Rhode Read More…
Coast Guard setting buoys on 11-mile ferry detour
Coast Guard crews are placing temporary buoys along a new horseshoe-shaped route for the Hatteras-to-Ocracke ferry and hope to be done by Friday.
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