OCRACOKE, N.C. Chip Stevens rolled out a list some 12 feet long of his ancestors, including business owners, fishermen, teachers and the most famous one of all – William Howard, a pirate who … ...

Researchers pull a cannon from Blackbeard’s wrecked pirate ship from the waters off North Carolina.

BEAUFORT, N.C. -- Archaeologists are investigating whether a burned shipwreck in the Ocracoke Inlet is what remains of the last ship captured by the notorious pirate Blackbeard. One historian who ...

Follow the path of the infamous pirate Blackbeard on a trail that retraces his steps to some of his favorite beaches and towns in North Carolina.

Blackbeard met his “bloody end” off the North Carolina coast 305 years ago — marking the infamous pirate’s final battle.

Join Deborah Holt Noel as she explores Ocracoke Island. Head to the Outer Banks of North Carolina! NC Weekend host Deborah Holt Noel speaks with "Ocracokers," Ocracoke Island locals, and visits ...

Crew members, led by Lt. Robert Maynard, came face to face with Blackbeard for a fight in Ocracoke Inlet, off the Outer Banks barrier islands.

Blackbeard met his “bloody end” off the North Carolina coast 305 years ago — marking the infamous pirate’s final battle. During his exploits on the water, Blackbeard took over ships in the ...

Crew members, led by Lt. Robert Maynard, came face to face with Blackbeard for a fight in Ocracoke Inlet, off the Outer Banks barrier islands.

In 1717, Blackbeard captured a French ship used in the slave trade and renamed the vessel Queen Anne’s Revenge.

Crew members, led by Lt. Robert Maynard, came face to face with Blackbeard for a fight in Ocracoke Inlet, off the Outer Banks barrier islands.