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Two men face charges, investigation is still ongoing
Two Midlothian, Virginia men have been arrested in a reported accidental shooting at a Nags Head hotel. At 2 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, Nags Head police officers responded to a call for service for gunshot trauma at the Surf Side Hotel in the 6700 block of South Virginia Dare Trail. Full story Full Story >>

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The commercial fishing industry has lost one of its biggest advocates, James Alan Ruhle, Sr., at the age of 75. Full story Full Story >>

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By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
Roughly 1,800 additional Dare County residents will now be eligible to be covered by health insurance as Medicaid expansion goes into effect in North Carolina on Dec. 1. Full story Full Story >>

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Story by Sam Walker, WOBX and Joy Crist, Island Free Press
As another government shutdown looms at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, the impacts on the Outer Banks’ most visible federal agency – the National Park Service – will depend on how long the Congressional impasse lasts and whether steps are taken by The White House to limit what operations and services have to be stopped. Full story Full Story >>

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HIGH rip current risk at the beaches of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Pea Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, and Buxton. MODERATE rip current risk south of Cape Hatteras including Frisco, Hatteras Village, & Ocracoke. Only experienced surf swimmers who know how to escape a rip current should enter the water.  Full story Full Story >>

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By Peter Hummers
Graham Greene published his novel “The Quiet American” in 1955, and while the plot is a love triangle, its setting was prophetic, foreshadowing the futility of America’s involvement in Vietnam. Full story Full Story >>

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Company says it had no knowledge of measure, notes it does not apply to them
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
Amid the controversy over the mysterious state budget provision that restricts Dare County towns from regulating certain housing projects, Woda Cooper Companies President David Cooper released this statement on Sept. 28. Full story Full Story >>

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Deborah Ann Burden, 68, of Kitty Hawk, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2023.  Full story Full Story >>

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HIGH rip current risk at the beaches of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Pea Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, and Buxton. MODERATE rip current risk south of Cape Hatteras including Frisco, Hatteras Village, & Ocracoke. Full story Full Story >>

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The members of Dare County Radio Control Flyers, our local radio control model aviation club, will be hosting a family-friendly flying event at their field in Manns Harbor on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 10AM to 4PM. Full story Full Story >>

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Dare County residents and non-resident property owners are invited to apply for consideration to serve on a Special Committee of the Dare County Tourism Board, to help with the implementation of the Full story Full Story >>

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On Sept. 27, the NPS announced that it had awarded a $3.6 million contract to Terra Site Constructors LLC (Front Royal, Virginia) on Sept. 25, to raise and make repairs to the Double Keepers’ Quarters and other structures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Light Station. Full story Full Story >>

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Bunnie Lou Hartlieb Daniels, age 82, of Wanchese, NC, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on September 23, 2023, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. Full story Full Story >>

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Bryan Norman Newbern, 37, of Powells Point, NC, passed away unexpectedly on September 26, 2023. Full story Full Story >>

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By: Julia Varnier | WTKR
This story is brought to you through our news gathering partnership with WTKR News 3.
Nationwide will not renew homeowners insurance policies for 10,525 households in North Carolina, more than half of them due to hurricane risks, according to Jason Tyson, NCDOI communications director for the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI). Full story Full Story >>

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Two state senators weigh in on ‘a real sticky situation’
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
The bumpy relationship between Dare County and its municipalities over the building of affordable workforce housing appeared to get more complicated last week.     Full story Full Story >>

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Located in the heart of Kill Devil Hills, this beautifully designed home is just steps away from the beach. Featuring 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 2 living rooms and breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean from both the top and middle floor on the top floor. Full story Full Story >>

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9/27/23 @ 555 AM – Stay out of the water today ENC, as dangerous marine conditions will persist across the area. Multitudes of hazards are noted across our area beaches and coastline. Full story Full Story >>

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September 27 Morning Beach Conditions HIGH rip current risk at the beaches of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Pea Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, and Buxton. Ocean conditions will bring powerful rip and longshore currents with 5 to 9 foot breaking waves from Duck to Buxton. MODERATE rip current risk south of Cape Hatteras including Frisco, Hatteras Village, & Ocracoke. Only experienced surf swimmers who know how to escape a rip current should enter the water. Never swim alone, always take flotation! Full story Full Story >>

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The deadline to voice concerns and express opposition to Draft Amendment 15 to NOAA Fisheries' "2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan: Spatial Fisheries Management and Electronic Monitoring Cost Allocation"—a proposed federal fisheries amendment that could adversely affect the commercial fishing industry Dare County—has been extended to Monday, October 2, 2023. Full story Full Story >>

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The14th annual Duck Jazz Festival presented by PNC Bank is scheduled for October 7-8, 2023 in the Duck Town Park with live jazz music featuring regional, national and international artists. This annual event is free, non-ticketed and open to the public thanks to generous support from presenting sponsor PNC Bank, grant organizations and sponsor support from local businesses. Full story Full Story >>

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The National Park Service recently awarded two contracts for work in Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Hatteras Island District in Buxton, North Carolina. Construction activities along Lighthouse Road and at the Cape Hatteras Light Station are expected to begin in the coming months. Full story Full Story >>

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Sally Kay Wilson Rinaldi, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and Navy veteran, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2023. Full story Full Story >>