Corissa Martinez looks out over the Pamlico Sound in Nags Head, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy churns up the east coast. Nearly four decades of research ended this year because a ...

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ENGELHARD, N.C. (WITN) - Two people were rescued this morning from a sinking fishing boat in the Pamlico Sound. The U.S. Coast Guard says it got the call around 2:00 a.m. The 35-foot ‘Heather’s Breeze ...

N.C. State University’s Department of Marine Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is behind the deployment of this craft in the northern Pamlico Sound. CMAST photo A strange boat with no one aboard is being ...

Fishing a windy Pamlico Sound for anything that bites. On this edition of Carolina Outdoor Journal, we fish the Pamlico Sound for anything that bites after windy conditions dictate a change in ...

Hundreds of supporters of North Carolina's shrimp industry, many from coastal counties, descended on the state legislature to protest a proposed ban on shrimp trawling in the state's inland waters.

A strange boat with no one aboard is being seen along the North Carolina coast, and scientists are offering an explanation. It may resemble a small pontoon boat that’s about 8 feet long, but it’s ...