The Outer Banks consist of a collection of barrier islands along the North Carolina coast. The area is split into three regions, according to the Visitors Bureau: the Northern Beaches, Roanoke ...

New federal flood maps say nearly 13,000 Outer Banks properties are no longer in flood zones, but local officials are issuing warnings to anyone thinking about dropping their flood insurance. Don&#… ...

Contender is a great white shark—and not just any great white shark. Weighing 1653 pounds and measuring nearly 14 feet long, ...

So Kelly, a lobbyist for Realtors and home builders on the Outer Banks, resolved to prove the forecast wrong. And thus began one of the nation’s most notorious battles over climate change.

A reader asked CuriousNC to investigate the origins of town names in the Outer Banks, specifically Duck, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Ocracoke. Here are the legends and true stories ...