Oak Island Fire Chief Lee Price says about half a dozen kids have gotten lost at the beach or at a public event this summer.

Oak Island is not the first North Carolina town or park to adopt guidelines for digging on beaches, with towns such as ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Oak Island officials have confirmed new details after a teenager was hit by a truck on the beach on ...

Officials in Oak Island are warning parents to keep a close eye on their kids this summer, as they see an uptick in the number of children becoming separated from their parents.

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Oak Island has upgraded from moderate to a high rip current risk for its beach. The warning will be in effect for the rest of Wednesday, July 16.

A Creedmoor woman has died after being pulled from the water in cardiac arrest at Oak Island on Saturday evening. According ...

According to the Oak Island Police Department, a vehicle that was performing survey work had run over the juvenile’s legs ...

Lori Ann Scappino died after a cardiac emergency in surf at Oak Island, among multiple water rescues reported.

After filling hundreds of large, deep holes beachgoers have left behind on the ocean shore, Oak Island officials have updated ...

Two swimmers were rescued from rip currents by lifeguards at Emerald Isle beach near Bogue Inlet Pier in Carteret County on ...

Oysters may be the saving grace for Oak Island’s marsh shorelines as a new partnership between the town and the University of ...

FOX411: With Oak Island and all of the rumors, there’s also been a lot of paranormal societies and people who believe that there’s a lot going on beneath the surface.