For the first time since 2023, several endangered homes in the North Carolina Outer Banks town of Rodanthe will be purchased by the government for more than $1 million and demolished. The three homes, including one, a popular home called "The Black…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation spent about $2.5 million earlier this month repairing the pavement and protective sand dune along N.C. 12 after a coastal storm flooded the highway in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Now another nor'easter has undone all…
Ocean overwash was once again impacting N.C. Highway 12 near the Pea Island Visitor Center during Saturday morning’s high tide, as the highway remains closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge at Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe, with no estimated reopening date. The latest…
Ocean overwash was once again reported near the Pea Island Visitor Center during Friday morning’s high tide, as N.C. Highway 12 remains closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge at Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe, with no estimated reopening date. The latest overwash…
Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency Thursday in Dare and Hyde counties and called on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to grant emergency relief funding to support repairs to N.C. Highway 12. On Oct. 16, 2026, a second coastal storm brought additional…
Less than three weeks ago, we published an editorial examining why N.C. Highway 12 keeps closing on Pea Island, what solutions have been proposed over the years, and what local, state, and federal officials are doing to address the problem. At the…
Ocean overwash was once again occurring near the Pea Island Visitor Center on Friday afternoon, marking the fifth consecutive day and approximately the 10th high tide cycle of repeated overwash along the same damaged stretch of N.C. Highway 12. The highway remains closed…
Ocean overwash was once again occurring near the Pea Island Visitor Center on Saturday afternoon, ahead of the approximately 6:30 p.m. high tide, marking the sixth consecutive day of repeated ocean impacts along the same stretch of N.C. Highway 12. The highway remains closed…
DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Visitors are urged not to take a trip to Hatteras Island as Highway 12 between Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe remains closed after a coastal storm. During Friday morning’s high tide, the North Carolina Department of Transportation says overwash…
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency Thursday in Dare and Hyde counties and sought federal help to repair N.C. 12 after coastal storms damaged the road and cut off access to parts of the Outer Banks. “NC 12 is…
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