LINVILLE A home invasion and stabbing at a mobile home park just outside of Concord wound through Cabarrus County and into Charlotte Friday night, ending in a wreck on W.T. Harris Boulevard.

North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain remains open despite a small rock slide at the park.

An Elk Park, N.C., man turned himself into authorities on Sunday responding to warrants charging him with evading arrest, two counts of assault, aggravated burglary and failure to appear.

Here are the latest snowfall totals as recorded by the National Weather Service: Avery County Linville: 3 inches, 1:06 p.m. Flat Springs: 1.9 inches, 1:05 p.m. Buncombe County West Asheville: 3.3 inches, 1:35 p.m. Henderson County Mills River: 6 inches, 2 p.m. Jackson County Glenville: 7 inches, 1:38 p.m. McDowell County Old Fort: 2 inches, 1:20 ...

Pinehurst No. 2 again is No. 1 among the state's 100 best golf courses, but The Country Club of North Carolina has the most-coveted membership.

A resident of an assisted living facility accused of cutting another resident during a dispute will face his charge in McDowell County Superior Court.

The two hikers Burke County Emergency Services pulled from the Linville Gorge on Monday were from Winston-Salem and New York.

The North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety says it helped rescue an injured hiker from the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area in Burke County.

Green Building Council: Another Greenbuild conference has come and gone, with its frenetic activity, informative educational sessions, many meetings, and all-important networking.

The inaugural Scotland County Highland Games was one of the event highlights of 2009,drawing some 7,500 people to Laurinburg.

The Grandfather Mountain Highlanders play Scottish music. Members are Woodrow Boyles on the snare, Emma Lancaster on the flourishing tenor drum, Flynn Lancaster on the bagpipes, Arielle Lancaster on the bass drum, Liam Lancaster on the bagpipes, and Hannah Boyles on flourishing tenor drum.

Building houses with bark shingles is eye-catching and sustainable. The Asheville, N.C., house of writer Nan Chase has an exterior made from poplar bark salvaged from timber operations.

Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville began its lean transformation within the past year in the emergency department, and the ER staff created a new standard of patient care.

Published: Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. MILLS RIVER The brambles and underbrush are so thick it's hard to see anything, much less walk around.

Hendley to be Grand Marshal of Boone Christmas Parade On Wednesday, December 9, at the Jones House Community Center, Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson formally asked Doc Hendley, founder of Wine To Water, to be grand marshal for the Boone Christmas Parade.