Nags Head

Despite medical challenges, student graduates with honors

2013-06-13 08:50:00

The soft spoken 17-year-old Bethel High School student clasped her hands together and fidgeted in her seat as she carefully thought before she discussed her surgeries, something she's not too keen on discussing. Denise Bluxome would much rather talk...

Pick a date to give blood to Red Cross -- and share your story this summer/free food attached

2013-06-10 11:52:00

The American Red Cross runs daily blood collection drives in order to maintain its inventory. It has a particularly difficult time in the summer and platelet donations are needed too.� Platelets are the clotting factor in your blood and only have a...

Ventnor teenager Cassidy McClain surfs past boys, men to make history at regional tourney in Sea Isle City

2013-05-20 05:04:02

Cassidy McClain was shivering and her teeth were chattering as she awaited the start of the finals at the Open Shortboard of the Eastern Surfing Association's Northeast Regional on Sunday. Yet when it came time to charge into the ocean at the 40th...

Survivors of March 6 shipwreck were all but lost at sea

2013-03-27 17:10:00

It started as the kind of delivery Pat Schoenberger, an Annapolis sea captain, had made many times: Pick up a client's motor sailboat, ferry it to Florida and return home in a few weeks' time. A brilliant morning sky beckoned as Schoenberger and Jim...

Clear Spring native named Wildlife Conservationist of the Year by Florida federation

2012-11-25 14:36:00

Growing up in Clear Spring, biologist Kim Dryden's childhood seems almost like a Disney nature movie. Her father and grandfather both worked for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which gave her an unusual exposure to wildlife. "I remember...

UCF junior rides U.S. to build affordable housing

2012-12-05 21:57:11

Hampton Roads' authors bring their spookiest best!

2012-10-25 00:00:00

Are you into the swing of Halloween yet? �I hope so…it’s almost here! I haven’t yet bulked up on candy for trick-or-treaters, or seen Charlie Brown’s Great Pumpkin (one of my favorites), but I have been checking out the many books...

From the mouths of graduates ...

2012-06-27 20:01:00

My job is pretty cool. Not everbody gets the chance to say that. True, it’s not perfect. No job is, unless it has something to do with ... say ... test driving Porsches at Indy, covering the Green Bay Packers or supervising the Sports...

Living Here: Driving, navigating the region

2012-05-23 00:00:00

Looking to navigate the region? Here are some tips and tricks on being street smart in Hampton Roads. Summer backups Traffic backups are common during the summer on eastbound Interstate 64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. If you're heading to the...

Carey Howell Taylor, manager

2012-02-04 12:16:00

Carey Howell Taylor, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. manager, died Jan. 27 of pneumonia at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 84. The son of the superintendent of secondary education for city public schools and a homemaker, Mr. Taylor was born in...

If you go: Outer Banks tips

2012-02-10 00:00:00

Nags Head, N.C., is on the northern peninsula of the Outer Banks. Its unspoiled beaches are free, with plenty of parking available. The inimitable pink-blue sunsets and charming mom-and-pop establishments help it to sustain an unaffected, wholesome vibe....

Saturday's 4/28 local sports calendar (updated Friday AM)

2012-04-26 23:29:00

COLLEGES Baseball Norfolk State at William and Mary (doubleheader), 1 VCU at Old Dominion, 6 Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament’s third day (at City Stadium in Lynchburg): TBA, 11 a.m. TBA, 3 p.m. TBA, 7 Softball Hampton at Coppin State...

A view of the beach from a beachfront home in Nags Head , N.C.

2012-02-07 00:00:00

Back of beachfront home in Nags Head , N.C. Kelly Campbell enjoyed a recent trip to the Outer Banks , where she stayed in a beach house with friends.

2012-02-07 00:00:00

. The bridge, as well as N.C. 12 south of the Bodie Island Lighthouse entrance, is closed.

2011-08-29 00:00:00