Lila Schiffman understands exactly how much it takes to rescue wild animals. It takes money for supplies like cages and food, expert knowledge, sometimes even veterinary care, and lots and lots of time and hard work.

Last October, Skip Teeple was making a left turn onto U.S. 64 heading east from Manteo when he blacked out at the wheel. The next thing he remembered was waking up at the hospital hours later.

Taryn Brumfitt, the director of Embrace, asserts that women should love their bodies no matter their shape, and that all the time, energy and money spent trying to look like photoshopped women in magazines is “just not worth it.”

"Embrace" follows director Taryn Brumfitt as she travels the world exploring why 91 percent of women say they hate their bodies. It will be screened Wednesday at R/C Theatres.

Controversy over long-planned improvements to Colington Road flared up again last week after concerns that the project would encroach on Hilltop Cemetery. But the state says it is not yet certain exactly where the road will end up.

Kill Devil Hill has finished contruction and renovations to its Public Works Complex, a $2 million project that took about a year and was the second phase of work that began in 2009.

It’s a shift from focusing on the fallout from domestic violence and sexual assault to teaching people what they can do to stop it from happening in the first place. They are looking for volunteers ad more opportunities to spread the word.

The “For Sale” sign by Foundry Commercial likely spells the end for the huge, old, funny looking building in Nags Head, as well as the many, many programs it houses.