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Nags Head will soon join other law enforcement agencies on the Outer Banks in using automated license plate recognition technology. Area officers say the technology is helping them solve crime and locate missing persons.

Currituck Sound, once the crown jewel of the Atlantic Flyway, but migratory waterfowl counts have plummeted. Years of pilot projects and collaboration led to a working plan for restoring this important marsh habitat.

MOREHEAD CITY — Effective at sunrise Thursday, Sept. 7, the Shellfish Sanitation Section of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries reopened some of the shellfish waters closed a week ago

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced the precautionary advisory against swimming, issued due to Tropical Storm…

MOREHEAD CITY — In the wake of Tropical Storm Idalia, as frequently happens after major rainfall events along the coast, shellfish harvesters will be out of work for a while,

MOREHEAD CITY — In the wake of Tropical Storm Idalia, as frequently happens after major rainfall events along the coast, shellfish harvesters will be out of work for a while,

The temporary shellfish closures and swimming advisories cover from Dare County to the South Carolina line and are due to heavy rainfall and resultant polluted runoff associated with Tropical Storm Idalia.

The first hotel in the Outer Banks opened in the 1830s with a capacity of 200 guests and direct access to the resort community known as Nags Head.

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Hooded mergansers, a barred owl, an angelic-looking turkey vulture and more are included in this week's wildlife sightings.