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Emergency responders rescued two adults Wednesday morning after they had been lost for almost 15 hours in the Upper Creek Falls area of the Pisgah National Forest.

Dozens of rescuers worked all night Saturday until after dawn Sunday to rescue a Concord man after he and his girlfriend fell at treacherous Linville Falls.

A Concord teenager is in fair condition at Carolinas Medical Center after falling 70 feet near a North Carolina waterfall.

A young Cabarrus County couple was injured over the weekend after falling from a ledge near the Linville Falls in northern Burke County.

Artist Mark Poteat's canvass for the past two months has been a brick wall. The Downtown Development Association, Western Piedmont Community College and the Burke Arts Council together commissioned Poteat to ...

"So when we leave, we'll know everything is fine there won't be any more fires"

LINVILLE FALLS Fire crews Thursday will set fire to about 1,200 acres near a working wildfire in hopes of preventing future flare-ups. The Sunrise Fire has burned about 740 acres and is about 50 percent ... via Asheville Citizen-Times

Comments on Topix forums : LINVILLE FALLS A wildfire that's been burning for nearly a week remained about half contained late Wednesday, the National Park Service said. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

"We're going to be looking at strengthening the lines and we may have to do some burnouts to secure the outside edges of the fire"

Fire crews continued to fight major wildfires Sunday morning that have scorched more than 1,000 acres in Western North Carolina. via Asheville Citizen-Times

Fire crews plan to burn about 1,200 acres near a wildfire in western North Carolina to limit damage from the blaze. via WLOS

"Our plan is to contain it within east of 221 going out to (N.C.) Highway 105 in the Dogback Mountain area"

Firefighters continued to battle wildfires in Western North Carolina today, but officials were hopeful that light rain and higher humidity would help contain the blazes that scorched hundreds of acres. via Asheville Citizen-Times

Officials say wildfires have consumed about 1,000 acres in North Carolina's mountains, but rains helped beat back the flames. via HendersonvilleNews.com

"Men, if you want to buy your wife, or your significant other, a Coach handbag, splurge a little bit and get the real thing. A woman knows what's real and what's fake."

Local gospel recording artist Jubba released his new project, "Preach Christ," a few months ago. via WJBF-TV Augusta

"We don't really exactly know why he's stealing unless he's just addicted to stealing cars or likes the thrill of it"

Authorities are looking for a polite, well-dressed man who they say has gone on a crime spree through western North Carolina. via Charlotte Channel 9

PLEASANCE, EDINBURGH IT DOESN'T feel like back-slapping to describe David Ferrard as a generous guy. via Scotsman.com Living

"He's financing the worst evil I can think of."

Manhattan attorney Andrew Vachss, who has spent most of 40 years working with abused children, wants to raise the stakes for people who look at child pornography online. via The Day

"I'm married to one. "Just kidding."

Michelle Obama on Wednesday, campaigning in North Carolina called Sen. Barack Obama an "accessory." Just jkidding, she said. via Chicago Sun-Times

Winner - Nicole Hinson First Runner-up - Marietta Burke Second Runner-up - Maureen McDonald Third Runner-up - Ladaria Richardson Forth Runner-up - Angela Norman Brown Fitness Award - Nicole Hinson Congeniality ... via PageantCast News Desk

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Filed by Jason Marks 3-year-old crash survivor expected to make a full recovery Posted: Updated: This is the story of a remarkable recovery in North Carolina. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

News North Carolina Za'nyiah Burke, the three-year-old girl who survived a horrific car crash with a logging truck in North Carolina in February, was released from the hospital today. via PilotOnline.com