More than 17,000 migrating birds, including more than 11,400 northern pintails, made a stop last week at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Outer Banks.
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NC’s Election Results Won’t Budge This Week
State elections officials say unofficial vote totals won’t be complete until the end of next week, when most counties are holding official count meetings for remaining absentee ballots.
Wright Brothers Memorial Updates Approved
Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills received approval to move forward with updates to the national site, including adding new trails and an education pavilion.
Good Night for GOP in Close NC Races
Gov. Roy Cooper appears to have decisively won reelection but Republicans prevailed in coastal and statewide matchups in unofficial election results.
Southport Museum Adds ASL Video Tour
The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport is now offering a semi-guided video tour of its permanent exhibit that features spoken English, closed captions and American Sign Language.
UNC Gets $3.5M to Study Extreme Weather
UNC Chapel Hill researchers have been awarded $3.5 million to study the affects of extreme weather events and mitigation strategies.
NC’s Early, Mail-In Voting Totals 4.5 Million
North Carolina is on track to exceed turnout for the 2016 election and every presidential race going back 50 years, based on total votes cast before Election Day.
New Rules To Cover Methyl Bromide Use
New state rules take effect this week covering the use of highly toxic methyl bromide as a log fumigant, the first new pollutant covered under state air toxic rules in nearly 30 years.
Black Sea Bass Season Ends in Northeast
The recreational black sea bass season will close Tuesday in all coastal waters north of Cape Hatteras and remain closed until May 15.
Former NC Rep. Ronnie Smith Dies
Ronnie Smith of Morehead City, who served in the North Carolina House from 1992 until 2002, died Wednesday.
Coastal Districts Key Going Into Election Day
Coastal legislative districts, one in the Senate and two in the House, could be critical in determining which party controls the state legislature.
Cohorts Celebrate 35 Years of ‘King Mackerel’
The Coastal Cohorts will celebrate 35 years of the stage show “King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running” with a four-night streaming video event and digital music release of its catalog in December.
Bogue Sound Shoreline Project Gets Funding
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is to receive $185,653 from the Environmental Enhancement Grant program for a living shoreline project on Bogue Sound in Carteret County.
Estuarium Dives into the Necessity of Water
The North Carolina Estuarium in Washington is exploring an essential element — water — with the Water/Ways traveling exhibition, a part of Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program.
Two Ferry Routes Schedule to Change Nov. 3
NCDOT’s Ferry Division announced Thursday that the Hatteras-Ocracoke route and Bayview-Aurora route schedules will be adjusted starting Tuesday.
NC Part of Alliance to Spur Wind Energy
Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia governors announced Thursday a new partnership to streamline development of offshore wind resources in Southeast and Mid-Atlantic region.
