DUCK, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast are reminding visitors not to dig and leave behind deep, wide holes in beach sand. The Dare County town of Duck on the Outer Banks ...

There were several whale strandings in Hampton Roads and on the Outer Banks in 2024. From March 3 to April 16, seven whales washed ashore in Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

By Kate Lewis Photographs by Mike Belleme Kate Lewis is a writer and longtime visitor to the Outer Banks. She currently lives outside Washington, D.C. June 19, 2025 ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — It's hard to go anywhere near the beach up and down the Outer Banks without seeing a "for rent" sign from one of the many rental companies. But this year, tourism could ...