Cape Hatteras officials said the beach in the Buxton area is dangerous, and remains closed because of hazardous debris, following the collapses of seven homes in Buxton in the past few days. Three houses on Cottage Avenue and two on Tower Circle Road fell into the Atlantic Tuesday afternoon, and, according to the seashore’s website, a third on Tower Circle Road tumbled into the water sometime overnight. Wednesday evening, another home on Tower Circle Road collapsed.

Arrest warrants show Heather Easterly was put on the sex offender registry in 2006, after she was convicted in 2001 of transporting a child with the intent to engage in prostitution. She was seen on the premises of Southwest High School on Burgaw Highway on September 17th.

The closure will allow for the installation of rumble strips and new speed limit signs later this week. The work will begin on Friday and the gate is scheduled to reopen Thursday, Oct. 9.

The panels will assess data, trends, policies and to provide recommendations to the state about how to better protect children and support families involved in the child welfare system.

Cape Carteret Mayor Will Baker said the support beam at the end of the Anita Forte Pier gave way.

The recreational access area off Colington Road across from the Colington Fire Department has traditionally been used for recreational crabbing and other activities.

Hearings continue as the fight for compensation for victims of decades of contaminated water at Camp Lejeune slowly plods forward.

Nigel Edge, 40, a Purple Heart recipient whose last assignment was with a Wounded Warrior battalion, made his first court appearance via video link after Saturday's mass shooting. He's charged with murder, attempted murder and assault.

Ruling after a trial held nearly eight months ago, U.S. District Judge James Dever sided with GOP legislative leaders who were sued in November 2023 over two state Senate districts in a statewide map the General Assembly approved weeks earlier.

The State of North Carolina will be forced to implement furloughs for approximately 200 state employees as a result of the federal government shutdown.

Dare County officials said three houses on Cottage Avenue and two on Tower Circle Road in Buxton were destroyed. Officials with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said the collapses began around 2 p.m. and all took place within less than an hour.

In a three-part series exploring chronic absenteeism in the region, WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with the school social workers helping students get to class, and above all, recover from the storm.