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Virginia teen critically wounded in apparent shooting accident in Nags Head 

Two men face charges, investigation is still ongoingTwo Midlothian, Virginia men have been arrested in a reported accidental shooting at a Nags Head hotel.At 2 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, Nags Head police officers responded to a call for service for gunshot trauma at the Surf Side Hotel in the 6700 block of South Virginia Dare Trail.Full...

Medicaid expansion to impact nearly 2,000 Dare residents

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks VoiceRoughly 1,800 additional Dare County residents will now be eligible to be covered by health insurance as Medicaid expansion goes into effect in North Carolina on Dec. 1. Full story

James Alan Ruhle of Wanchese, September 28

The commercial fishing industry has lost one of its biggest advocates, James Alan Ruhle, Sr., at the age of 75. Full story

What will a shutdown mean for the Outer Banks' most visible federal agency?

Story by Sam Walker, WOBX and Joy Crist, Island Free PressAs another government shutdown looms at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, the impacts on the Outer Banks' most visible federal agency – the National Park Service – will depend on how long the Congressional impasse lasts and whether steps are taken by The White House to limit what operations and services have to be stopped. Full...