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Sign linked to Blackbeard gone from OBX island

Sign linked to Blackbeard gone from OBX island

Sign linked to Blackbeard gone from OBX island

The battered sign read 'Howard Street,' and it's believed the sign was posted on Ocracoke Island a century ago by Stacy Howard, who is said to be a descendant of Blackbeard's quartermaster.

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Robber gets more than 10 years in prison in N.C. after leaving DNA at crime scene

Investigators said William White robbed a business in Elizabeth City. DNA evidence on some duct tape led them to him.

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Robber gets more than 10 years in prison in NC after leaving DNA at crime scene

Investigators said William White robbed a business in Elizabeth City. DNA evidence on some duct tape led them to him.

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Celebrate National Lighthouse Day around the USA

In celebration of National Lighthouse Day on August 7, we took a look at some of the 400-plus lighthouses around the country.

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Elizabeth City business owner killed in home invasion

55-year-old Milton Henry Sawyer, Jr. -- who owned and operated The Treasure Hunter in downtown Elizabeth City -- was killed in a home invasion early Thursday morning, the Pasquotank Sheriff's Office said.

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New exhibits part of updated Wright Brothers visitor center

The Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills will reopen Sept. 29 after being closed for almost two years.

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OBX crews ask beachgoers to fill up big holes due to safety concerns

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Family displaced, cat rescued after fire destroys Knotts Island home

They received an emergency call at around 3 p.m. about a house on fire in the 200 block of Woodleigh Rd. When they arrived, they found that the residence had extensive fire throughout the house's attic.

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Pro-Trump flag flying on NC-owned ferry brings investigation

Photos posted on social media show the flag says "Trump 2020" and is flying below the U.S. flag and even with the North Carolina flag.

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Inexperience, hazardous conditions cited in OBX drowning

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission says Rahul Devineni died when the pedal boat that he and a friend were on board capsized in waters off the Grandy area back in March

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Before Lost Colony, he started 1st science lab in New World

Archaeologists plan to return this fall to the site of the science center headed by Joachim Gans, an expert metallurgist who came to America in 1585 at the request of Sir Walter Raleigh.

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Currituck County responds to parking permit lawsuit

Currituck County plans to defend charging non-residents for parking on some beaches of its beaches after being challenged in court.

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