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The victim of a convicted sex offender faces an agonising wait to find out whether the man who groomed her as an 11-year-old child will face a…

Despite the pandemic, Conserving Carolina’s Rock Crushers volunteers completed a new trail near Lake Lure.

Jennifer Heaslip, Times-News Ten years ago, Conserving Carolina Trails Specialist Peter Barr was crawling hand-over-hand up boulders and rock faces and navigating steep cliffs to reach some of the most spectacular views the veteran hiker has seen in the region.  Struck by the beauty of the massive viewshed overlooking Lake Lure, Rumbling Bald and the Hickory Nut Gorge, Barr left with a mission - to preserve the private property and open it to the public.  Wednesday morning, Barr and Conservi...

  “The Youngs Mountain Trail is Conserving Carolina’s most spectacular trail project yet, and it will serve as a crown jewel segment of the budding Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail network," Trails Specialist Peter Barr said. "Its overhanging rocks and dramatic cliff ledges offer stunning vistas of the surrounding mountains, including Buffalo Creek Park and Chimney Rock State Park. With the opening of the Youngs Mountain Trail, this breathtaking landscape is one step closer to being linked to...

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When the final whistle blew at Eden Park last month sealing Tasmans tense 13-12 victory over Auckland in the premiership final, Christie was part of the pandemonium in the Tasman coaches box, bear-hugging co-head coaches Clark Dermody and Andrew Goodman in unrestrained joy. “The boys were courageous and stuck to the gameplan relentlessly – that’s what made it such a proud moment,” he said. “It was definitely the biggest buzz I’ve had as a coach or player – on the back of a rea...

i out my hand like this. and thats how i got face." >> antonio cross, nursing a gunshot wound to the hand, his thumb nearly blown off - showing wgn news what he says happened tuesday night in lawndale. police have said an off-duty officer was investigating a disturbance near his home, when a man, allegedly cross approached with a gun. police superintendent garry mccarthy talked about it on the wgn evening news. >> this shooting appears to be justified. as the facts bear out, we will fi...