N.C. 12, the highway that runs down the spine of the Outer Banks, is constantly at risk of being covered in water and sand because of erosion and sea-level rise. Those forces also threaten one of the ...

Ocracoke Island is facing major erosion around the busy ferry terminal that connects it to Hatteras. But proposals to move the ferry docks are facing opposition. Drivers waiting on the ferry from ...

One of the things that makes the Outer Banks, a 200-mile stretch of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, so special is that each of its towns and islands has a personality and character of ...

The Ocracoke passenger-only ferry returns this week to shuttle people, but not their cars, between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on the Outer Banks. Over the summer, Ocracoke Express carries visitors ...

The North Carolina Senate has included a proposal to toll four ferry routes and raise fares on four others in its proposed budget. Sen. Bobby Hanig, a Powells Point Republican, opposed the provision.

One of the things that makes the Outer Banks, a 200-mile stretch of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, so special is that each of its towns and islands have a personality and character ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Ocracoke businesses urge Gov. Stein to declare emergency for NC 12 repairs Group wants state to accelerate winter projects and seek ...

NCDOT evaluates four ferry terminal options as erosion threatens Ocracoke dock. Public feedback favors fortifying South Dock if N.C. 12 roadway is stabilized. Future sea-level rise may force ...