The only way to get to Ocracoke is by ferry or airplane. When the snowstorm hit, ferry routes were suspended to the island.

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WITN) - Several ferry routes along Eastern North Carolina’s coast remain closed due to winter weather.

A weather alert issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Friday at 3:27 p.m. is warning residents of snow until Saturday ...

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a winter weather advisory at 6:59 a.m. on Wednesday valid for Wednesday between 7 a.m ...

Alda Gaskill Alda Vann O’Neal Gaskill of Ocracoke passed away peacefully in her home on Jan. 15, 2025, with family by her side. She was born in Beaufort on October 6, 1940, to the late Ansley and ...

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a weather alert at 2 p.m. on Thursday, warning residents of snow until Friday at 8 a.m. The alert is for Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Northern Craven, Southern ...

You'll also find Ocracoke Island farther south ... West of Nags Head and closest to the North Carolina mainland (part of Dare County), Roanoke Island is home to the communities of Wanchese ...

Escape from the busy North Carolina Outer Banks destinations for the wild horses and beach escapes of a pristine, uncrowded ...

Alda Vann O’Neal Gaskill, of Ocracoke, passed away peacefully in her home on January 15, 2025, with family by her side.