A 255-lb ‘apex predator’ mako shark is lingering off NC’s Outer Banks

A 255-pound mako shark that is nearly 7-feet long has spent the past week off the North Carolina coast, prowling along the Outer Banks. Makos are defined as apex predators and can get up to 1,000 ... Read More

17-Year-Old Hospitalized After North Carolina Shark Attack

The state has experienced six shark attacks this month. — -- A teen was hospitalized after being bitten by a shark off of North Carolina ... part of the Outer Banks when he was attacked ... Read More

Shark makes drastic turn off Outer Banks into the mid-Atlantic. What could it mean?

One possible explanation is she’s trying to get away from large, aggressive males that are prone to bite ... 4 off North Carolina to explore the link between the Outer Banks and shark mating. Read More

Outer Banks town begs tourists to stop digging ‘extremely dangerous’ pits in NC beach

Facebook screengrab Holes deep enough for human burials are being found on Outer Banks ... shark attack.” The warning was issued not long after video shared by the OBX Locals Facebook page ... Read More

'Shipwreck skeleton' found in North Carolina’s Outer Banks sparks social media debate

A mystery has resurfaced on North Carolina’s Outer ... the summer on Cape Lookout National Seashore, according to the National Park Service. "It shows up every so often on South Core Banks ... Read More

NC officials seeking info on Outer Banks wildfires at Lost Colony historic site

MANTEO, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina Outer Banks are asking the public to help them identify and find who set two wildfires this weekend at a historic site on Roanoke Island. Park ... Read More

Outer Banks Wawa, North Carolina’s first, to open in May

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (WAVY) — There’s now an official opening date for Wawa’s Outer Banks location, its first in North Carolina. The Kill Devil Hills store at 1900 Croatan Highway will ... Read More

Leak from once buried Cold War site shuts down more Outer Banks beach, NC park says

National Park Service photo Erosion is continuing to exhume portions of a Cold War military site on North Carolina’s Outer Banks ... said in a March 24 news release. “The Coast Guard and ... Read More

NC officials seeking info on Outer Banks wildfires at Lost Colony historic site

MANTEO, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina Outer Banks are asking the public to help them identify and find who set two wildfires this weekend at a historic site on Roanoke Island. Read More