BEAUFORT — Beaufort County shoppers will soon need to bring their own totes or embrace paper bags after council agreed to expand its ban on single-use plastic bags at checkout. Council on June 8 voted ...

Workers clean debris after a storm, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Buxton, N.C. The storm is one of several that have toppled oceanfront homes in the area in recent years, leading to a push to repeal the ...

Iran-aligned actors made new threats against vessels in the Red Sea Monday, with Yemen’s Houthis saying they would institute a “complete and total ban” on Israeli shipping through the waterway. “We ...

Restaurants in Alaska will have to stop serving food in disposable polystyrene foam containers, under a bill passed by the Legislature and awaiting Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s signature. The measure, House ...

The four companies allegedly colluded to cut container output to raise prices. The companies account for nearly all of the world's standard shipping containers. China is likely to view the charges as ...

North Carolina legislators are considering a bill to overturn a decades-old ban on hardened erosion-control structures along the coast. Proponents argue the change is necessary due to the high cost of ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH | For decades North Carolina has had a proverbial wall when it comes to what it will allow to be built along its coast. In a nutshell, that was a ban on any jetties, groins, ...

Beachgoers planning to spend time in Laguna Beach this summer are likely better off leaving most of their shade structures at home. On April 28, the Laguna Beach City Council voted in favor of an ...

In the months leading up to the implementation of Australia’s social media ban in December 2025, there was much discussion about the possible negative consequences. Among these were concerns that ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY-TV) — New legislation that could repeal a decades-old ban on jetties and groins along the coast of North Carolina is receiving mixed reactions from coastal advocates and residents ...