A section of Buxton Beach, North Carolina, is still closed more than a month after petroleum contamination prompted a “precautionary public health advisory."
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Live updates from Hampton Roads, the Eastern Shore and the Outer Banks as tropical weather conditions move through the region Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday.
Two drowning deaths have been reported off the coast of the Outer Banks and both happened in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. A woman, 28, and a man, 68 died within 24 hours.