Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered. Since 2020, 11 neighboring homes have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean.

North Carolina emergency personnel say folks can still travel to areas of the coastline that aren't under evacuation orders, but people should stay out of the ocean to avoid getting swept up by strong rip currents.

From Florida to New England, people trying to enjoy some of the last hurrahs of summer along the East Coast have been met with rip current warnings, closed beaches and in some cases already treacherous waves as Hurricane Erin inches closer.

As rip tides from Hurricane Erin create dangerous conditions along the North Carolina coast, many residents and visitors have evacuated the Outer Banks, and local officials have warned people to stay away from the beaches.

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won't make landfall.

Union Grove Farms is pursuing “agritourism” expansions despite an initial rejection from the Orange County Planning Board.

Rodanthe has lost more than a dozen homes to the Atlantic since 2020, including six in 2024 alone.

Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds and early Monday had edged closer to the Southeast Bahamas.

Decade old building codes could make homeowners more vulnerable to damage, and higher insurance premiums.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality asked the judge to stop work at the quarry, which sits near the Nolichucky River.