Reporter and editor

Kari Pugh

Kari Pugh is the communities editor for The Virginian-Pilot and Coast OBX. A Northern Virginia native, she worked for many years as a newspaper reporter and editor in the D.C. area. She now lives and works on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Rescuers searched the Atlantic Ocean off Corolla for nearly four hours after a group of swimmers became distressed in rough surf Saturday afternoon.

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Search for missing 12-year-old swimmer on Outer Banks involved more than 50 rescuers, but ended in tragedy

July 30, 2024 at 3:05 p.m.

Rescuers searched the Atlantic Ocean off Corolla for nearly four hours after a group of swimmers became distressed in rough surf Saturday afternoon.

A couple from Chesapeake has been charged after a 10-year-old stallion suffered skin trauma, a broken right hind leg with fracture of the lower femur, left hind trauma and internal injuries from the force of impact.

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Outer Banks wild stallion hit and killed on the beach; Chesapeake couple charged

July 29, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.

A couple from Chesapeake has been charged after a 10-year-old stallion suffered skin trauma, a broken right hind leg with fracture of the lower femur, left hind trauma and internal...

Dare County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service are hosting two hurricane preparedness forums on the Outer Banks.

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Dare County, National Weather Service host hurricane workshops

July 29, 2024 at 8:54 a.m.

Dare County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service are hosting two hurricane preparedness forums on the Outer Banks.

The event will start at 8 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday and run until about 6 p.m. each day.

Outdoors |
International skimboarding competition comes to Outer Banks this weekend

July 26, 2024 at 6:37 p.m.

The event will start at 8 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday and run until about 6 p.m. each day.

Fines across the OBX range from $25-$250. Birds, turtles and other animals commonly mistake balloons for food, which can harm or even kill them, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Balloon releases are now illegal across most of the Outer Banks

July 23, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

Fines across the OBX range from $25-$250. Birds, turtles and other animals commonly mistake balloons for food, which can harm or even kill them, according to the U.S. Fish and...

The event takes place July 25 from 4-9 p.m. at the company's taproom.

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Celebrate Christmas in July at Armed Forces Brewing Company in Norfolk

July 22, 2024 at 2:55 p.m.

The event takes place July 25 from 4-9 p.m. at the company's taproom.

A 72-year-old South Carolina man died Saturday morning after his kayak capsized in the ocean off Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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South Carolina man dies after kayak capsizes off the Outer Banks

July 20, 2024 at 2:41 p.m.

A 72-year-old South Carolina man died Saturday morning after his kayak capsized in the ocean off Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

The 9th Annual Coastal Craft Beer Festival is coming to Neptune’s Park on Aug. 24 from 3-8 p.m.

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Mark your calendar: Craft beer festival coming to Virginia Beach in August

July 20, 2024 at 1:22 p.m.

The 9th Annual Coastal Craft Beer Festival is coming to Neptune’s Park on Aug. 24 from 3-8 p.m.

The 46th Annual Wright Kite Festival takes place July 19-20 at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills.

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Kite festival to soar at Wright brothers monument on Outer Banks

July 15, 2024 at 8:23 a.m.

The 46th Annual Wright Kite Festival takes place July 19-20 at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills.

The Salvation Army Hampton Roads Area Command is partnering with Chick-fil-A at Broad Creek Crossing, 1205 N. Military Highway in Norfolk, to host a school supply drive on July 16 from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Chick-fil-A, Salvation Army host school supply drive in Norfolk

July 14, 2024 at 2:17 p.m.

The Salvation Army Hampton Roads Area Command is partnering with Chick-fil-A at Broad Creek Crossing, 1205 N. Military Highway in Norfolk, to host a school supply drive on July 16...

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