With July Fourth festivities just around the corner, many North Carolina residents will be searching for the perfect beach ...

The 2024 10Best USA TODAY Reader's Choice list of best beaches in North Carolina is here just in time for the summer months. As always, beaches were chosen by an expert panel and voted on by readers.

Is the greatest surfing in the world in Hawaii, Indonesia or the UAE? Those answers aren't wrong, but would you believe me if ...

With July Fourth festivities just around the corner, many Triangle residents will be searching for the perfect beach ...

On the list of readers’ choice award winners, the highest-ranking North Carolina destination was Freeman Park at No. 4. The ...

With tourists converging on the Crystal Coast for the holiday weekend, experts are warning beachgoers against making a ...

One month into the 2024 hurricane season, state and federal officials take a ‘safety first’ approach as rip current threats increase.

Powerful rip currents plagued North Carolina over the weekend, with crews rescuing more than 150 beach swimmers last week. Rip currents are anticipated to continue to be a hazard across the mid ...

Police in South Carolina have scaled back their use of trucks for patrolling operations on beaches after a 66-year-old woman was fatally struck earlier this month, while a local lawmaker tells Fox ...

More than 160 swimmers were rescued over the last week and weekend from rip currents on North Carolina beaches. The National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina told USA TODAY that 164 ...

Sports, history, music and businesses from the Tar Heel state have figured prominently in this year’s puzzles.

North Carolina’s 322 miles of shoreline contain more than 25 distinct beaches. A USA Today expert panel recently nominated their top 10 beaches in the state, and readers ranked their favorites .