OBX & North Carolina

Archive photos from The Virginian-Pilot coverage of Hurricane Isabel after it struck coastal Virginia and North Carolina in 2003.

Neighboring Southern states have passed legislation tamping down residents' ability to get abortions, leading them to seek the procedure in Virginia.

Two North Carolina state House Republicans have lost their caucus leadership positions following recent comments directed at Democratic colleagues questioning their educational attainment and religion.

According to a briefing from the weather service Thursday, “unsettled conditions” will linger over the weekend, with widespread rain showers beginning Saturday into Sunday and early next week.

The bill allows medical marijuana use statewide for people who have cancer, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments. It does not allow recreational use and does not cover ailments such as chronic pain. It also has limited permits and new regulations.

Largely similar to the House version approved in March, the Senate’s proposal would direct the North Carolina Lottery Commission to issue up to 12 interactive sports wagering licenses to entities that would be subject to robust background checks and $1 million application fees.

Walter Royal, the chef of a destination steakhouse in North Carolina who triumphed as a challenger on “Iron Chef America” by cooking mostly Southern dishes with ostrich meat, has died.

As with all lighthouses, they only gave warnings of landfall at night; what about the other half of the 24 hours? What about storms that caused most of our shipwrecks, day and night, month after month? Enter the United States Life-Saving Service, one of the least-known yet most fascinating facets of American history.