Ocracoke Island

PHOTOS: Hurricane Irene Headed For North Carolina Tourist Spot

Posted 10.24.2011

As Hurricane Irene heads toward the East Coast, one of the first places the storm is expected to hit is Ocracoke Island, N.C. The New York Daily Ne...

Six-Year-Old Shark Attack Survivor Describes The Scare

Posted 09.25.2011

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP)-- A 6-year-old girl bitten by a shark while riding a boogie board off North Carolina's Ocracoke Island has no plans to avoid the...

Shark Bites 5-Year-Old Girl On Boogie Board

AP | Posted 09.19.2011

OCRACOKE, N.C. -- The family of a 6-year-old girl bitten by a shark in North Carolina says the child is in good condition. A statement from the paren...

Earl Smacks Into North Carolina, NY & Massachusetts On Notice

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

CHATHAM, Mass. — The remnants of Hurricane Earl dumped wind-driven rain on Cape Cod's gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages Friday night, ...

North Carolina Vacation Island Cleared As Earl Nears

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close...