The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest traditional lighthouse in the United States, has long protected passing ships from the fierce currents and hidden sand bars that earned the area the ...

Beaches at Cape Hatteras have closed due to hazardous materials from an old military site. NPS Erosion has unearthed old military materials, emitting a petroleum smell. NPS The NPS has asked ...

Now, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is providing text alerts for rip current forecasts to help swimmers remain safe and aware. To sign up for Dare County Emergency Management's rip current forecast ...

The 17-year-old was trapped under several feet of sand at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, the National Park Service said. He was in a back-dune area on Hatteras Island.

As the morning broke, we were opposite Cape Hatteras, and the Adelaide, Pawnee, Lane and Peabody were in sight of each other. No lights greeted us along the whole coast from Cape Henry to Hatteras ...

The state has three capes: Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, and the Cape Fear. “We think so highly of our cape that we precede it with the article ‘the,’” Fonvielle said in an email.