Bald Head Island, North Carolina

Let me make this perfectly clear. If I wanted to pay the insurance premiums on North Carolina beach-front property, I'd own some damn North Carolina beach-front property.

William K. Smith, professor and Charles H. Babcock Chair of Botany at Wake Forest University, leads the Coastal Barrier Island Network , an international group of scientists studying the effective management of ...

Published: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 4:34 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 4:34 p.m. Larry Kirby's dogs can stay inside his home for now, but it will be January before a jury will decide if ...

Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 11:40 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 11:40 a.m. Each morning, the north point of Bald Head Island is blown into a different shape.

The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office has teamed up with local police departments to form The Brunswick County Law Enforcement Investigative Task Force.

Published: Friday, October 31, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 31, 2008 at 6:05 p.m. For an animal that takes nearly three decades to reach maturity and return to land, it can be largely a ...

The AIDAaura, a German cruise ship, arrives at the Port of Wilmington Monday, Oct.

Golf carts glided by as our small group stood by the road listening to Maureen Dewire, our guide, play one of her favorite songs: the high-pitched call of the painted bunting.

North Carolina is trying to entice vistors to stay a little longer and not rush through the state on their way south.

Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, Howard Kues' namesake is swimming, unaware that people everywhere are able to follow his every move.

The low pressure storm, with winds expected between 20-30 mph sustained with 40-45 mph gusts through 2-3p.m. today, is expected to rattle Bald Head Island's east beach today.

North Carolina's regulatory process for approving wind-to-energy operations is murky at best, so this week the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission is going to devote a big chunk of its Thursday meeting in Sunset ...

Raleigh's Summit Hospitality Group wants to build an eight-story hotel at Third and Grace streets, the third hotel project proposed for that area.

Newlyweds Army Capt. and Mrs. Stephen P. Ward with the groom's cake, specially ordered by the groom's mother, Pam Ward of Shipley's Choice.

Southport Alderman Paul Fisher sits by erosion along Bay Street on Tuesday that has been aggravated by high boat wakes and the recent passage of Tropical Storm Hanna.

Mr. and Mrs. David G. Jones of Spotsylvania County are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Maureen Patricia, to Brandon Heath Hubbard, son of Sherry Buchanan of Wise and Scott and Cindy ...

Tropical Storm Hanna causes sand, turtle losses at Holden Beach, officials say Even though the overall damage to Holden Beach from Tropical Storm Hanna was minimal, a surprising amount of sand was lost on the ...

Published: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. This historical perspective, compiled from past Star-News articles archived at the University of North ...

Municipalities give storm updates By SARAH SHEW WILSON, Staff writer Holden Beach experienced "very minor property damage," according to town manager David Hewett, who reported some shingles and siding damage ...