While millions watch videos of houses collapsing into the ocean, residents of NC’s Outer Banks look for ways to save a way of life.

"All of Buxton isn't even closed, let alone all of the Outer Banks," says Lee Nettles, head of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.

As homes fall and roads close, Dare County pleads for North Carolina's intervention in Hatteras Island's erosion crisis.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast on Sunday declared a state of emergency in Dare County and Hyde County and ordered an evacuation of Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island at ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast on Sunday declared a state of emergency in Dare County and Hyde County and ordered an evacuation of Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island at ...

HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast are warning about a new problem at a tiny island with a phantom sandbar that can vanish — trapping visitors as the tide quickly ...

On Friday, December 5th and Saturday, December 6th from 2 –7 p.m., Island Farm will host “Christmas Past,” an event focused on historic holiday traditions in the early days on the Outer ...

DARE COUNTY, N.C. — A recent communications outage on Hatteras Island is reigniting concerns over the lack of reliable infrastructure in one of the Outer Banks’ most remote areas, an issue that ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes news on Erin for Monday, Aug. 18. For the latest news on Hurricane Erin, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Tuesday, Aug. 19. Hurricane Erin fluctuated in intensity on ...

A mysterious shipwreck has revealed itself on the Outer Banks island of Ocracoke, and there is a possibility it’s the remains of a steamboat that claimed 90 lives in 1837. Ray Stallings photo A ...