The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse isn’t just a North Carolina treasure – it’s an American icon that has appeared on postage stamps, quarters, and countless works of art. It represents our relationship with ...

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, North Carolina is exactly that kind of destination – a towering spiral of black and white that rises from the Outer Banks landscape like something conjured from ...

Officials with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore are issuing warnings of closures and erosion along parts of NC 12 as flooding from ocean overwash continues.Flooding in the area is due to a powerful ...

Buxton cleanup continues, photos taken on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. (Photos by NPS - Cape Hatteras National Seashore) Buxton cleanup continues, photos taken on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. (Photos by NPS ...

The beaches along Cape Hatteras National Seashore remain open during the federal government shutdown. Cape Hatteras National Seashore/NPS photo If you’re headed to the coast soon, the federal ...

The beaches along Cape Hatteras National Seashore remain open during the federal government shutdown. Cape Hatteras National Seashore/NPS photo AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our ...

Lighthouses aren’t just towers with bright lights on a rocky coast. They’re living history. From keeping sailors safe to charming travelers with their stories, these landmarks are being preserved for ...

BUXTON, N.C. — A beachfront stilt home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina has collapsed into the surf, bringing the total number of houses claimed by the Atlantic Ocean to 12 in the past five ...

BUXTON, N.C. — A beachfront stilt home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina has collapsed into the surf, bringing the total number of houses claimed by the Atlantic Ocean to 12 in the past five ...

CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (WNCT) — Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is urging its visitors to avoid the beach and stay out of the water near Buxton, due to a collapse of an unoccupied house at ...