Nathan Summerfield, 29, apologized to Lynn Jackenheimer’s family in Dare County Superior Court, as well as to his parents and son, before being taken away to prison. He was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years. Full story

Nathan Summerfield will serve a minimum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to one count of second-degree murder and two kidnapping charges in the 2012 killing of Lynn Jackenheimer. Full story

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center will be operated under an extended contract for another year while the National Park Service re-evaluates terms that were rejected in October by the center’s board. Full story

Nathan Summerfield, 29, of Ashland, is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and strangling death of Lynn Jackenheimer, whose body was found in the grass off a Frisco cul-de-sac on July 10, 2012. Full story

Lesiba Simon Matsoake, 40, was sentenced to 20 years for choking and raping a 26-year-old Kill Devil Hills bartender on June 10, 2003, shortly after she had taken an early-morning dip in the ocean. Full story

Thursday's preview of Wicked Tuna: North Vs. South was probably the first time a bitter feud over fisheries quotas has been transformed into swaggering entertainment. Full story

Four draft models varying in range and scope were presented Thursday at the Coastal Studies Institute during a meeting of the sanctuary’s advisory council in Wanchese this week. Full story

The battle over replacing the Bonner Bridge moved into the wood-paneled courtroom of a federal appeals court in Richmond Tuesday, when attorneys on both sides argued before a three-judge panel. Full story

Heather May Austin, a long-time deputy court clerk in Dare County, pleaded guilty last week to two felony charges related to theft of more than $50,000 in merchandise and at least $10,000 in cash from a local retail outlet. Full story

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center Inc., which has been run by the some of the original sport fishermen on the Outer Banks for 40 years, is up for bids. full story » Full story

A new report by the UNC Center for Competitive Economics shows that 25 percent of Dare's tourism business in 2011 was on Hatteras Island. full story » Full story

The North Carolina State Bar has disciplined Kitty Hawk attorney Dan Merrell for improperly safeguarding $1.5 million in a real estate trust fund and engaging in a conflict of interest by representing the buyer and seller in a property transaction. full story » Full story