On Thursday at 12:31 a.m. a wind advisory was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC valid for Friday between 1 a.m. and ...

The sandbag area at Ocracoke’s north end at high tide Nov. 6. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services The Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) is calling on Gov. Josh Stein to ...

At 12:58 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released a high surf advisory valid for Friday between 1 a.m. and ...

A high surf advisory was released by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Tuesday at 12:55 p.m. in effect until 10 p.m. The ...

The Ocracoke Double Keepers’ Quarters is being raised to a working elevation of 10 feet above the ground as part of the $3.6 ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. — Dorian has unleashed its wrath on Ocracoke Island bringing high winds and devastating flooding now leaving hundreds of people stranded. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said Friday, ...

Organizers invite anyone who has participated before in the annual Christmas Bird counts on Ocracoke or Portsmouth Island, or ...

At the elbow of North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound in the Outer Banks, Ocracoke is one of the East Coast’s most isolated places, reachable only by ferry or airlift. But it is also one of its most popular ...

According to NPS, Leatherbacks are the largest sea turtle in the world, weighing up to 2,000 pounds and measuring up to 6.5 feet as adults. The last time this species of sea turtle laid a nest on ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. -- Hurricane Dorian is continuing to churn northeast, away from North Carolina and toward eastern Canada. In an 8 p.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center said the storm is about ...

N.C. 12 on Ocracoke Island will remain closed for several days due to “major ocean overwash” as low-pressure systems off the coast bring big surf and flooding high tides to the Outer Banks, the North ...