Baum Point Island fire being investigated as arson

A fire early Wednesday morning on Baum Point Island sent smoke billowing into Colington Harbor. John Van Riper, Dare County Forest Ranger with the NC Forest Service, said the fire was intentionally set. The low-lying Baum Point Island is an uninhabited, difficult to access island lying just off Colington in Kitty Hawk Bay. Forest Service … Continue reading Baum Point Island fire being investigated as arson