The annual BugFest at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh includes more than 100 exhibits tied to bugs, some hands-on activities to explore, and entomologists to guide visitors through the intricate world of arthropods. Perhaps slightly more surprising than the scientists, there will also be chefs.

Cleanup is underway at Cape Hatteras National Seashore after a house in Buxton collapsed into the Atlantic this week, and the superintendent of the seashore said threatened structures on the barrier islands are not a new phenomenon.

The National Hurricane Center is also keeping an eye on two tropical waves near Africa in the far eastern Atlantic. The chances of both these tropical waves developing are low for the next seven days.

Beaufort County Board of Education Member Stacey Davis is accused of blocking a school bus with her vehicle on a public road and and then stepping onto the stairway inside the bus before accusing a student rider of stealing property.

Experts, county leaders, and people who live in the area will discuss the immediate concerns of threatened structures and the long-term options for property owners.

Officials with Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol said a green sea turtle nest was found after an Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation employee spotted the crawl on the beach.

In 1999, Hurricane Floyd caused historic flooding and $6 billion in damages.

Emerald Isle Chief of Police Michael Panzarella said the post was in no way connected to the official social media platforms of the Emerald Isle Police Department or the Town of Emerald Isle, and they do not condone it.

Carteret County Manager Sharon Griffin said the department is moving “in a new direction” and emergency operations will continue without interruption.

Park rangers said Walter Betancourth was with a group of men they noticed overfishing red drum in June. They had taken 16 of the species that had a daily limit of one per person. In addition, several were too big and should have been thrown back. Betancourth had already been issued a final order of removal from the United States in April, 2022.

Regional attorney for the Charlotte District Melinda Dugas said the firing violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination based on a disability.

The Craven County Health Department recently issued a notice of violation to a homeowner in the area of Wolf Pit Branch, which Sound Rivers determined last year was one source of bacteria flowing into the creek.