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07/19/11 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A new bridge linking Hatteras Island to the northern Outer Banks soon will be a step closer to reality if everything works out for the state Department of Transportation. On Tuesday, DOT will open bids to design and build a new bridge to replace the almost 50-year-old Bonner Bridge, which spans the Oregon Inlet. DOT officials have said they expect the bridge to cost about ...
07/19/11 A North Carolina man will return to the Outer Banks to face charges he killed a woman whose body was found in his trunk in Virginia.
07/19/11 CLIFTON FORGE, VA. (AP) -- A North Carolina man who was found with a woman's body in his trunk in Virginia will return to the Outer Banks to face a murder charge. Enrico Luciano Mascaro, 19, of Nags Head, N.C., waived extradition during a brief court appearance Tuesday in Alleghany County General District Court. Authorities have yet to identify the woman whose body was found in Mascaro's trunk ...
07/19/11 Kill Devil Hills, NC - After early offensive struggles, the Outer Banks Daredevils broke through in the sixth inning and beyond to defeat the Fayetteville Swampdogs by a score of 11-4. Mike Torrence (1-0) pitched four innings in relief for the victory.
07/19/11 CLIFTON FORGE A North Carolina man who was found with a woman's body in his trunk in Virginia will return to the Outer Banks to face a murder charge. Enrico Luciano Mascaro, 19, of Nags Head, N.C., waived extradition during a brief court appearance Tuesday in Alleghany County General District Court.
07/12/11 Magical things happen atop the great sand dunes of North Carolina's Outer Banks. The dunes include the largest on the East Coast, which soars 25 to 30 metres above most everything else and offers fine views in all directions: the gleaming Atlantic to the east, a picturesque estuary to the west and beach houses and tourist swarms below.
07/08/11 EDENTON, NC - The Steamers could not contain the long ball off the bats of the Outer Banks DareDevils, relinquishing four in the 9-7 loss to their North Division rivals. Dave Bartuska took his third loss of the season and Joe Spring earned his first win in relief.
07/06/11 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's transportation department will proceed with plans to build a bridge connecting Hatteras Island to the northern Outer Banks despite a lawsuit filed by environmentalists to halt the process. DOT spokeswoman Greer Beaty told The Associated Press on Wednesday that bids to design and build the new Bonner Bridge will be opened July 19th, allowing the winning team ...
07/06/11 MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina's transportation department will proceed with plans to build a bridge connecting Hatteras Island to the northern Outer Banks despite a lawsuit filed by environmentalists to halt the process. DOT spokeswoman Greer Beaty told The Associated Press on Wednesday that bids to design and build the new Bonner Bridge will be opened July 19th ...
07/06/11 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's transportation department will proceed with plans to build a bridge connecting Hatteras Island to the northern Outer Banks despite a lawsuit filed by environmentalists to halt the process.
07/03/11 Eastern NC (AP) - Rip tides appear to have caused the drownings of three men in two days in separate incidents at North Carolina beaches. Authorities say 43-year-old Todd Buchy, of Worthington, Ohio, was found face down in the surf Thursday afternoon along the Outer Banks. Emergency crews could not revive him. Officials say Buchy was vacationing with a large family group. In Atlantic Beach ...
07/02/11 A Worthington man on vacation with his family at North Carolina's Outer Banks drowned on Thursday when a riptide pulled him out to sea, officials said.
07/02/11 THOMASVILLE, N.C. - Thomasville took a 5-1 lead into the seventh inning and had to survive a furious rally from the Outer Banks as they held on defeat the Daredevils 5-4 on Saturday night at Finch Field.
07/02/11 Choosing the Outer Banks in North Carolina for a summer vacation - a more-than-24-hour drive from he ...
07/02/11 If Friday night's start turns out to be Chris Mazza's last with the Wilmington Sharks, the right-hander went out with a bang, throwing the first complete game of his career in the Sharks' 4-1 win over the Outer Banks Daredevils to open the second half of the 2011 CPL season.
07/02/11 WAVES, N.C. (AP) - Rip tides appear to have caused the drownings of 3 men in two days in separate incidents at North Carolina beaches. Authorities say 43-year-old Todd Buchy, of Worthington, Ohio, was found face down in the surf Thursday afternoon along the Outer Banks.
07/01/11 Wilmington, NC; July 1, 2011 - The Wilmington Sharks have announced that tonight, Friday, July 1, 2011, Chris Mazza will be the Sharks' starting pitcher against the Outer Banks Daredevils. Gates open for tonight's game at 6 p.m. with first pitch scheduled for 7:05.
07/01/11 A Worthington man on vacation with his family at North Carolina's Outer Banks drowned yesterday when a rip tide pulled him out to sea, officials said.
07/01/11 OREGON INLET, N.C. Three environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the decision of transportation officials to build a parallel bridge in place of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, a deteriorating 49-year-old structure that connects the northern Outer Banks to Hatteras Island.
07/01/11 OREGON INLET, N.C. (AP) - Three environmental groups are suing over the plan to replace the bridge that connects Hatteras Island to the rest of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
07/01/11 The Thomasville HiToms beat the Peninsula Pilots on Friday evening at Finch Field 12-7. The team will retun to action on Saturday night at 7 PM against Outer Banks. |