> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://the-obx-brief.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Alligator Struck And Killed On Highway 64 07/15/2026 - URL: https://the-obx-brief.ghost.io/alligator-struck-and-killed-on-highway-64-07-15-2026/ - Published: 2026-07-15T14:04:28.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-15T14:04:28.000Z - Description: An alligator's death on Hwy 64 leads an OBX Brief also covering Southern Shores' fight over an NC 12 interchange, Cape Point's reopening, and a record-setting 5K. - Author: Josh - Tags: Daily Brief ## Good Morning — This Day on the Banks A piece of Banks history: the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station on Hatteras Island preserves the era of the surfmen, who launched wooden boats into killing seas by the creed "you have to go out, but you don't have to come back." Yesterday the Brief asked readers to vote; the tally came back split down the middle at 50%-50% on 6 votes. Tonight's poll is below. ## The Conditions **North Banks (Corolla–Duck):** High 86° / Low 77°, Sunny **Central (Kitty Hawk–Nags Head):** High 94° / Low 77°, Sunny, heat index values as high as 102, southwest wind 6 to 9 mph **Hatteras & Ocracoke:** High 88° / Low 79°, Sunny Water temp: 80° at the Duck buoy. Tides: Low 2:50am · High 8:50am · Low 2:46pm · High 9:12pm. Sun: 5:56am / 8:21pm. Moon: 🌑 New moon. **Sunrise Rating:** Great **Sunset Rating:** Great ## 🌀 Watching Weather The National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. Tuesday outlook says tropical cyclone formation is not expected across the Atlantic, Caribbean, or Gulf during the next 7 days. No active systems are being tracked. ## The Headline **Alligator Struck And Killed On Highway 64** The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has confirmed an alligator was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 64 late on July 13 or in the early hours of July 14\. The commission is treating the incident as a routine wildlife-vehicle collision rather than a broader safety concern. Alligators are native to the region's swamps and waterways along the highway corridor. Full details remain limited pending the commission's report. ➤ [Read more at Outer Banks Voice](https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2026/07/14/alligator-killed-after-being-struck-by-a-vehicle-on-hwy-64/?ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) ## Around the Banks ➤ **Southern Shores** — Town officials are asking residents to oppose a potential NCDOT project at the NC 12 and US 158 intersection in Kitty Hawk that would convert the at-grade crossing into an interchange. [Outer Banks Voice](https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2026/07/14/southern-shores-officials-voice-opposition-to-possible-ncdot-project-at-nc-12-us-158/?ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) ➤ **Cape Point** — The off-road vehicle area has reopened after a temporary closure last week put in place to protect unfledged least tern chicks, according to the National Park Service. [Island Free Press](https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-driving-on-the-beach/cape-point-reopens-to-off-road-vehicles/?ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) ➤ **Buxton** — A new state audit lists the old Buxton landfill among North Carolina's highest-priority sites for investigation, part of a broader finding that the state's cleanup program is falling short. [Island Free Press](https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-news/audit-says-old-buxton-landfill-among-highest-priority-in-nc-for-investigation-overall-program-not-doing-its-job/?ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) ➤ **Manteo** — Michael Muglia has been named Interim Executive Director at the Coastal Studies Institute after Reide Corbett accepted a post at ECU's Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences. [Outer Banks Voice](https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2026/07/14/michael-muglia-named-interim-executive-director-at-coastal-studies-institute/?ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) ➤ **Buxton** — Following last week's timeline update, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock now expects the dredge Liberty Island to arrive in Dare County as the beach nourishment project moves toward a September 30 deadline. [Island Free Press](https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-news/buxton-beach-nourishment-project-to-use-two-dredges-to-meet-september-30-deadline/?ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) ## Getting Around NC 12: no reported issues. Bridges: normal operations. Ferries: no service disruptions reported for July 15. ## On the Market No new listings, sales, or zoning items to report today. ## Music Scene A full Wednesday up and down the Banks: **Corolla & Duck** NC Coast Grill & Bar (Duck) — Bryan Campbell, 6:00 pm Mike Dianna's Grill Room (Corolla) — Live Music on the Deck, 6:00 pm **Kitty Hawk to Nags Head** Jolly Roger Restaurant (Kill Devil Hills) — Midweek Mayhem, 5:00 pm Village Beach Club (Nags Head) — Oceanfront Live Music: Ray W..., 5:00 pm Outer Banks Brewing Station (Kill Devil Hills) — Live Music in the Backyard, 5:30 pm Fish Heads Bar & Grill (Nags Head) — Jeremy & The Generations, 7:00 pm **Roanoke Island & Hatteras** The Froggy Dog Restaurant & Pub (Avon) — Kim Kalman, 5:30 pm Oceanas Bistro (Avon) — Jessie Taylor, 6:00 pm Cafe Pamlico (Buxton) — Ramblin Dan, 6:00 pm Old Tom's Beer, Wine & Provisions (Manteo) — Open Mic Night, 6:30 pm Ocracoke Alive (Ocracoke) — Summer Concert Series, 8:00 pm ## The Polling Station **Tonight's question:** Sunrise or sunset — which is the better OBX show? A) Sunrise over the ocean -> [Vote A](https://poll.obxbrief.com/vote?d=2026-07-15&c=A&ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) B) Sunset over the sound -> [Vote B](https://poll.obxbrief.com/vote?d=2026-07-15&c=B&ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) Tap a choice to vote — results in tomorrow's Brief. ## Trivia Banks What stripe pattern does the Bodie Island Lighthouse wear? (Answer at the bottom of the Brief.) ## One Good Thing Hatteras Island's "4 for the 4th" 5K drew a record turnout this year, with registrations jumping 33% over 2025, and organizers reported raising more than $3,000 for local causes. [Island Free Press](https://islandfreepress.org/hatteras-island-features/4-for-the-4th-5k-draws-record-turnout-raises-more-than-3000-for-local-causes/?ref=the-obx-brief.ghost.io) --- Share the Brief — Trivia answer: Black-and-white horizontal bands.