On May 30, 2025, 25-year-old surfer Sean Barton was bitten by a shark while riding a wave off Sunset Beach, North Carolina.

According to past StarNews reporting, Jubilee Amusement Park, which was at 1000 N. Lake Park Blvd. in Carolina Beach, a site ...

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A new study found that non-storm flooding is occurring in N.C. coastal areas more often due to a combination of factors, ...

Standing up, I felt something bite down on my calf-shin region, just bite down on my leg,” the swimmer reportedly said.

A man and teen girl were first caught in rip currents Saturday at the East end of Holden Beach, an island in Brunswick County ...

The quiet seaside community is known for being a haven, compared to its busier neighbors—but in the summer, more than 50,000 ...

Fans of surfing, diving, and everything in between will love this waterfront beach town waiting to be found in the great U.S.

An article published in 2024 claimed this NC lake was the most leech-infested in the country. Was it correct? What to know about leeches this summer.

Park ranger Jesse Anderson leads dozens of people on a weekly hike in North Carolina to see some of the most unique living ...

NPR and the PBS series "Frontline" investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.