Crews rescued 10 people from rip currents at Wrightsville Beach last weekend, prompting safety warnings as July Fourth beach ...

North Carolina’s coastline is where you’ll find some of the best waves on the East Coast, making it a haven for surfing ...

Wrightsville Beach received just over 22% of the 1,254 votes cast, narrowly beating Carolina Beach. Surf City, Topsail Beach, and Kure Beach rounded out the top five beaches in the poll.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A long-term project to upgrade water meters at homes and businesses in the Town of Wrightsville Beach is scheduled to begin later this month.

It’s part of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve system, a fact that probably doesn’t sound exciting until you realize what it means: protection from development, preservation of ...

Sea Tow Wrightsville Beach responded to a report of a boat circling out of control at 5:20 p.m. When they arrived, they found that a man had fallen from the boat and was unresponsive in the water.

Ten things to know about North Carolina's hurricane season: NOAA's 2025 Atlantic Outlook issued There are a number of factors that might make the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season an active one.

Follow researchers as they show first-hand how microplastics get into our waterways and beaches. Researchers at NC State have released the first-ever report on microplastics in North Carolina ...

Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington ranked second and fourth, respectively, on Getmyboat's 2025 list of top boating destinations in North Carolina. Wrightsville Beach is popular for its Intracoastal ...

The next morning, the tight-knit community in Wanchese gathered as several boats set out to search. Jake drove to the beach on the inlet’s south side, where he walked across the dune and found a ...

WILMINGTON — Christian Humphrey Swiers, 87, of Wilmington, NC, passed away on March 1, 2025, at Bradley Creek Health Center in Wilmington, NC. She was born to Madeleine Kellum Humphrey and George… ...

Still, for all of humankind’s efforts to keep the land in place, the very thing that makes the Outer Banks so bewitching also leaves them entirely exposed to the elements. Hurricanes, tropical ...