Dozens of people have been rescued from rip currents as Hurricane Erin churns up the Eastern seaboard. Authorities said about 60 people have been rescued from rip currents at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., according to the Wilmington Star-News and NBC affiliate WRAL-TV.

The National Hurricane Center is urging beachgoers to stay out of the water. Parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks are under mandatory evacuation orders.

Powerful Hurricane Erin is expected to bring high seas, big rip currents, and rough surf as it moves between the United States and Bermuda.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is speaking about the state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Erin on Wednesday morning. The press conference is expected to begin at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20. A live stream of the briefing will be available in the video player above.

The owner of a former wings restaurant in Wilmington has been sentenced in a North Carolina tax case.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A new study ranks North Carolina the No. 24 most dangerous state to drive this Labor Day weekend.

An explosion at a Wilmington veterinary center injured three firefighters after a car crash ruptured a gas line.

A fundraiser, set up by family and friends, has raised more than $216,000 for the children of Donald and Maria Nunney, Cleveland teachers who died Friday in a traffic accident in North Carolina.

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Four firefighters were injured after a building exploded Tuesday in Wilmington, North Carolina. The explosion was captured on video by someone nearby. Wilmington Police said the blast was likely caused by a traffic crash that ruptured a gas line.

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