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Black bear spotted along Outer Banks beach

Black bear spotted along Outer Banks beach

Sightings of the bear were reported Thursday morning in the Town of Duck, North Carolina, north of the research pier and only along the east side of town.

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Sea turtle found almost dead in Outer Banks last winter returns to ocean

This loggerhead sea turtle was found cold-stunned and near death when it was found last December in the Outer Banks. But with the help of rehabilitation at the N.C. Aquarium, he's made a full recovery and is back out to sea!

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Nesting birds cause Cape Point fishing site to close

Park deputy superintendent Mark Dowdle says people still can get within about a half-mile of the point

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Autopsies describe fatal prison attack NC hasn't detailed

The newly released reports offer new details about October's failed uprising at Pasquotank Correctional Institution.

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Seasonal speed limits in effect in some parts of Outer Banks

The Transportation Department says in a news release that it has temporarily lowered the speed limit along N.C. Highway 12 in several areas of Currituck and Dare counties.

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VERIFY: Is NC spending more money on inmates than students?

According to the NC Department of Public Instruction for the 2016-2017 school year, the state allocated $8.64 billion dollars to education.

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Sheriff: Missing Florida woman found in North Carolina

Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page said Kourtney Leino, a 23-year-old Florida woman who was possibly abducted, was found in Rockingham County Tuesday morning. Her possible abductor, Matthew Dalton, is in custody.

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Attorneys to discuss $10M settlement in OBX power outage case

A federal class-action claim was settled for more than $10 million.

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UNC president supports admissions program at 3 schools

It's been in effect for three years at Elizabeth City University, Fayetteville State University and N.C. Central University.

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Judge accepts $10M settlement in NC islands power outage

In July of 2017, underwater electric transmission cables were inadvertently cut, prompting the mandatory evacuation of 50,000 visitors from two Outer Banks islands.

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Slain prison employee’s daughter calls for change

"I wonder how many other prisons are like this," said Jasmine Herring as she talked about the deaths of her mother and other workers at Pasquotank Correctional Institution that were the result of an attempted prison break in October.

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Land deal will preserve site linked to Lost Colony mystery

For the first time, the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust borrowed money to buy land, paying more than $5 million for 1,000 acres.

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