The North Carolina Department of Transportation spent about $2.5 million earlier this month repairing the pavement and protective sand dune along N.C. 12 after a coastal storm flooded the highway in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Now another nor'easter has undone all…
In Dare County, North Carolina, shoreline loss has sent more than 30 beach houses into the ocean since 2020, and 100 more are threatened as sea level rise accelerates erosion. Compounding the problem, FEMA flood insurance rules can leave owners with a stronger…
Fewer people died on North Carolina highways last year than the year before, and the rate of crash injuries, adjusted for miles driven, was an all-time low, according to a new report from the Division of Motor Vehicles. The DMV…
Under North Carolina General Statutes Section 20-141, drivers must operate at speeds that are reasonable and prudent under existing roadway conditions. Section 20-141(j2) establishes an additional $250 penalty for speeding in qualifying highway work zones, provided the required penalty signs are posted, and…
Raleigh closed Atlantic Avenue on Wednesday afternoon due to a gas leak. A gas leak closed Atlantic Avenue in Raleigh on Wednesday afternoon. Crews said traffic will remain impacted through 5 p.m. The... A gas leak closed part of Atlantic Avenue in…
The residents on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, could remain stranded for several more days, the National Weather Service said, as the Outer Banks continue to feel the effects of the second Nor’easter this fall. “This is a long-duration event,” the…
A driver swerving to avoid another car making a turn ended up running off the roadway and clipping the side of a house in a neighborhood near Denbel Circle off Trawick Road in Raleigh Sunday night. The crash, which happened…
A car crashed into Kwench Raleigh, a juice café at the Falls Pointe Shopping Center in North Raleigh, on Sunday morning, prompting the business to announce an indefinite closure the very next day. No one involved in the crash suffered…
PENSACOLA, Fla.—People in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama cleaned up after Hurricane Isaias swept through as the storm's remnants caused flooding in North Carolina on Sunday, while powerful Pacific Ocean waves stirred up by Rachel, a former tropical…
Severe storms swept through North Carolina on Sunday, tearing part of a Fayetteville hotel’s roof off, overturning cars and leaving thousands without power. The sun came out over Raleigh by mid-afternoon and many people are assessing damage left by the…
Crashes, fires and the responses to them.