The coast of Southeastern North Carolina is packed with beaches. A publication recently highlighted one beach as the N.C.

What makes a great beach town? First, there’s the beach itself: There must be wide, sandy shores with sparkling water and plenty of shells, of course. Every beach town needs a handful of mom-and-pop ...

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. — An 8-foot alligator made quite the splash Thursday afternoon when it decided to trade swamp water for saltwater at Sunset Beach, giving unsuspecting beachgoers a wild story to ...

A swimmer was injured in a possible shark attack off the coast of North Carolina on Wednesday, authorities said. The Sunset Beach Fire Department said it received an emergency call around 11:05 a.m.