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Associated Press | Chuck Burton<br> The surf pounds the Oceana Pier as Hurricane Earl heads toward the eastern coast in Atlantic Beach Thursday. Mighty Earl weakens as it smacks N.C.
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the fi...
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Outer Banks residents ride out storm at Buxton motel
A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the out...
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State Capitol sets Sept. 17 start for Civil War exhibit
In North Carolina, the Civil War officially began in the State Capitol
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Associated Press | Chuck Burton<br> North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers Matthew Bunn (right) and Leonard Crumpler stop Crystal Coast traffic from traveling onto the bridge leading to Atlantic Beach Thursday afternoon as Hurricane Earl headed towards and up the East Coast, threatening Tar Heel beaches with erosion and more and threatening coastal areas north into Canada. Coastal N.C. south to Bogue Banks evacuates
Coastal Tar Heel visitors were ordered to evacuate Thursday before Hurricane Earl moved past the state early today
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6TZP_15614107_APTOPIX_Tropical_Weather.jpg Storm tracking accuracy improves
Still, big Earl, its eye offshore, is tough to forecast
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Tar Heels wary; uncertain Earl flirts with coastal N.C.
Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm...
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Associated Press | The News & Observer | Takaaki Iwabu<br> N.C. Highway Patrol Commander Randy Glover (left) listens as Gov. Beverly Perdue speaks at a press conference July 16 in Raleigh after Glover announced his resignation as Highway Patrol commander. Advisers tell Perdue not to wait on commander hire
Gov. Beverly Perdue should avoid putting the leadership of the embattled Highway Patrol into “indefinite limbo” and select its next commander under current rules that prevent an outsid...
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Associated Press | Gerry Broome<br> Cars drive across the William B. Umstead Bridge over the Croatan Sound leaving Roanoke Island near Manteo Tuesday. Hurricane Earl is expected to bring high winds and heavy rain to North Carolina’s Outer Banks by late Thursday or early Friday. EARL COULD FORCE U.S. EVACUATIONS
N.C. officials announce the first would be 5 p.m. today at Ocracoke
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D.A. group weighs in on SBI lab controversy
RALEIGH — The four death row cases included in a review of the state-run crime lab should get further scrutiny, the president of the N
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Appeals court race features new vote method; 'instant runoff' to take effect
Thirteen candidates have filed to run for a state Court of Appeals seat, creating a crowded field for a two-month campaign capped by a voting method never before used statewide in North Carolina.
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