After being lured to the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters to feed, young sea turtles are trapped and cold-stunned as ...

All year long, people gather at the NPS boat launch area to watch the sunset on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer A new year begins on Ocracoke and we reflect on some of the notable ...

American Oystercatcher nesting on Ocracoke Island. Photo P. Vankevich By Peter Vankevich Here is a 2025 nesting overview for the region. Except for one notable bright spot, 2025 proved another ...

MANTEO, NC (WWAY) — Over 160 cold-stunned sea turtles are being rehabilitated at the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center (S.T.A.R.) by the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island. The aquarium ...

HATTERAS, N.C. — Dare County is intensifying its call for state help as the erosion crisis on Hatteras Island reaches a breaking point. In a recent letter to every member of the North Carolina General ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — Five oceanfront houses in Buxton collapsed on Tuesday, bringing the total number of home collapses on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches since 2020 to 27. Seashore officials ...

Several more North Carolina homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean, and more could collapse in the coming days, according to the National Park Service. Five unoccupied homes in the Outer Banks ...

BUXTON, N.C. (WAVY) — On Monday, Cape Hatteras National Seashore issued a warning to visitors for expected hazardous weather conditions. They also reminded visitors of the threat to oceanfront ...

BUXTON, N.C. (WAVY) — On Monday, Cape Hatteras National Seashore issued a warning to visitors for expected hazardous weather conditions. They also reminded visitors of the threat to oceanfront ...

Houses are continuing to fall at a record rate on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, with the 11th since mid-September collapsing overnight, Cape Hatteras National Seashore reports. It happened around 7:45 ...