The Cape Hatteras National Seashore says it will be temporarily closing the Little Kinnakeet Beach Access and off-road ramp 34 parking lots to remove a large beached Coast Guard buoy.

With the Fourth of July approaching, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is reminding visitors and residents that fireworks are strictly prohibited on all Seashore beaches.

New York tourist found dead in Atlantic Ocean off Outer Banks of North Carolina, park says. He was visiting from Nanuet, Cape Hatteras National Seashore says.

The 67-year-old man from Nanuet, N.Y., was found face down in the water just east of Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ramp 49, according to a press release from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Police are searching for a missing Kansas City man last seen in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, after friends said he did not show up for work over the weekend.