A war, dozens of treacherous hurricanes and at least one lightning strike have beleaguered Cape Lookout since its lamp was first lit. But it weathered them all. On Friday, the Cape Lookout National ...

National Lighthouse Day, observed annually on Aug. 7, is chosen to honor the Act of Congress on Aug. 7, 1789, which authorized the construction of the first federal lighthouse. The day is to ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Cape Hatteras National Seashore authorities are appealing to the public for information after it was discovered Bodie Island Lighthouse was "forcibly entered" overnight Monday into ...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks reportedly has a ghost cat that vanishes when people try to touch it. However, the National Park Service says they have no records to support ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — Crews found "significant corrosion and cracking" while doing masonry work on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse last week, potentially leading to a major delay in the overall restoration ...

One of three National Park Service lighthouses on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has opened to climbers for spring and fall. The 1848 Bodie Island Lighthouse, in Nags Head, opened Friday for daily, self ...