USACE is conducting a response action to remove visible petroleum-impacted soil and perform confirmatory soil sampling in ...

An orca, or killer whale, was spotted by an aerial survey team off the coast of Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks last week.

A survey crew that has spent the past five years tracking whale locations just had their first orca sighting -- off the coast ...

An unusual mortality event has been declared for both, Humpback Whales since 2016 and Right Whales since 2017. A dead ...

White sharks, which grow to 4,500 pounds, are common off the Outer Banks, due to their use of the East Coast like a seasonal highway. In the winter, they leave waters off New England and go south for ...

Some restaurants are relocating in the Outer Banks, other brand new ones are popping up and for some, they are re-opening for ...

The Outer Banks consist of a collection of barrier ... Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head (the southernmost section). Nags Head is the largest beach resort town ...

The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold Spring local advisory committee meeting April 23 at Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve. Meetings are in-person only and open to the ...

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Institute said on March 13, an aerial survey team spotted an orca off the coast of Kitty Hawk.

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY ... They spotted the orca near the Outer Banks while on one of these survey missions. According to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s website, there are approximately ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. — Researchers said they ... Just last summer, a social media post from a local tackle shop showing an orca in the Outer Banks waters went viral. But online sleuths claimed ...