One of the things that makes the Outer Banks, a 200-mile stretch of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, so ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded an interim contract in response to recent petroleum odors and sheens originating at the Buxton Beach Access at Old Lighthouse Road.

We are dedicated to finding the petroleum contamination and removing it," said Army Corps of Engineers District Commander Col. Ron Sturgeon earlier this week.