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A park ranger found the hikers at about 8:35 a.m., said park superintendent Dave Cook.

Winston-Salem police have charged with a sexual offense involving a 10-year-old girl.

The crash happened on N.C. 66 near Covington Road about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.

Police said they were notified of an assault by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center officials. The girl told police that she had been assaulted July 17 by a man who is an acquaintance of her family.

RALEIGHLegislation being considered in North Carolina would give grocery shoppers a chance to sample beer and ale in addition to wine tastings already allowed in the store aisles.

GREENSBORO — A bicyclist sustained serious injuries after being hit by a car at approximately 5 p.m. today at the intersection of Lee St. and Moody St. Police at the scene said a driver in a silver Toyota truck was traveling westbound on Lee St., passing through the intersection on a green light, when the bicyclist turned off Moody St. and into traffic. The driver of the truck said he was ...

GREENSBORO — The N.C. Department of Transportation has made available a new map that shows the new exit numbers along Interstates 40, 73 and 85 in Guilford County. To see the map, go to www.ncdot.gov (pdf) . For more information on the Urban Loop project, visit www.ncdot.gov/projects/greensborourbanloop .

RALEIGH (AP) — Legislation being considered in North Carolina would give grocery shoppers a chance to sample beer and ale in addition to wine tastings already allowed in the store aisles. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the proposal is another sign that traditionally restrictive alcohol laws are loosening in North Carolina. read more

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A North Carolina judge has drowned after jumping into a river to help his struggling son near a home he had been building. The Charlotte Observer reported Monday that Burke County District Court Judge John Mull of Drexel drowned Sunday evening in the Catawba River. Sheriff John McDevitt says Mull had jumped into the river to help his 17-year-old son who was experiencing cramps. ...

GREENSBORO — Police continued to work late Monday to confirm the identity of a man shot to death early Monday morning outside of a downtown club. At 4:17 a.m., police responded to Club Rain at 219 W. Lewis St. in reference to a man shot multiple times outside of the club. read more

You may not own a home on the North Carolina coast, but state lawmakers think you should help insure beachfront homes from the next major storm.

Downed trees and flooding were reported in the wake of a powerful thunderstorm.

A local phone line designed to provide assistance for people dealing with mental illness is going dead.

Desegregations orders filed in 1971 against the Alamance-Burlington School System were lifted last week, the school system said Monday.

Red Cross officials began meeting Monday with the 110 residents displaced by fires at two local apartment complexes last week.

Under a deal expected to be voted on tonight, the city of Winston-Salem would take ownership of the Dash's baseball stadium immediately instead of waiting 25 years as originally planned.

Police arrested a man Thursday on charges of stealing more than 20 semi-trailers.

Athletics directors from across the state meet Tuesday to discuss cutting sports programs and schedules in order to deal with smaller budgets.

Fires at two apartment complexes last week forced more than 120 people out of their homes, taxing the resources of the Red Cross, which has provided food, shelter, transportation and more.

A Thomasville man faces charges of rape and sexual offense after a reported attack on a woman he met on MySpace.

The state is closing 18 of its 42 rest stops overnight tonight as a money saving measure.

Police recovered $180,000 in stolen property including five semi trailers at a business on Lane Avenue.

Fire victims are meeting with Red Cross caseworkers and filling out paperwork while trying to find permanent housing.

Winston-Salem City Council members must approve the terms during Monday night's City Council Meeting.

Khacki Greene started Pack for Success to help students in the Virgin Islands.

Textile officials, including those in the Triad, are working on a initiative to create an official glossary of textile terms.

The iPhone and Blackberry devices account for only 3 percent of all cellphones sold in the world. (AAPL) (RIMM) (T)

Cox Enterprises Inc. will sell three daily newspapers and 10 weekly newspapers in North Carolina to Cooke Communications LLC for an undisclosed amount.

Raleigh-based First Citizens Bank has agreed to acquire virtually all the assets of a Southern California bank closed Friday by state regulators and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Starbucks Corp. will give a free pastry to customers buying any beverage on July 21 from a store’s opening to 10:30 a.m. (SBUX)

Police have released more information on the shooting that left a 29-year-old man with serious injuries Thursday night. Dester Montea Moore, of Virginia Drive, was shot with a .22-caliber rifle early Friday morning by his stepfather after the two got into an argument, police said.

BY RYAN JONES The Dispatch Two men suspected of break-ins in five counties face additional charges according to warrants issued Monday.

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Davidson County in central North Carolina until 6:45 p.m.

An unrelated early morning fire at Dimension Milling Co. on N.C. Highway 47 in Denton on Monday was contained to a silo on the company’s property before it could cause major damage, officials said.

The discovery of a stolen truck trailer in Thomasville led to 24 charges against a High Point man.

Within hours of Jeremiah and Shelly Joines welcoming their newest addition, Landon, in late April, the couple was told to prepare for his death.

On July 3 at 7:30 p.m., Sparta Mayor John H. Miller dedicated the new Crouse Park stage to the Crouse House Pickers and thanked D.W. Miles, whom Miller said was instrumental in the construction of the stage.

The Alleghany Fiddlers Convention is set for this Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18 at the Higgins Agricultural Fairgrounds.

Filing ends this Friday for the Sparta Town Council election and all three of the incumbents have filed to seek re-election this fall, according to Deputy Director Jenny Billings with the Alleghany County Board of Elections.

The Alleghany Quilters Guild is working its way across the county, hanging 'barn quilts' on homes, barns, sheds and outbuildings.

Danville City Council will vote on whether or not to approve a $25,000 Community Block Development Grant to the House of Hope homeless shelter during its regular meeting tonight.

Danville and Pittsylvania County leaders are working to sign the first tenant to the region’s first industrial mega-park, if all the details can be worked out with American Municipal Power.

Last month, commercial real estate relocation expert Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc. ranked Virginia as the top pro-business state. In 2008, Forbes Magazine named Virginia the No. 1 state for business for the second year in a row.

Rockingham County residents were able to sell coins, jewelry and other items and receive cash on the spot

Jeffery Searcy is charged with the death of his neighbor, Mark R. Williams

ASHEBORO — Despite a slumping economy that has affected the tourism industry nationwide, the N.C. Zoo was able to maintain its 2008-09 fiscal year attendance slightly above the previous year.

ASHEBORO — Adam Almodovar’s death on Thursday was a shock to the Latino community in Randolph County. Almodovar was the founder and president of the Latino Association of North Carolina and was well-known for his efforts to promote unity among people of all ethnic backgrounds.

TROY — When the filing for municipal candidates closed on Friday, all five Montgomery County municipalities had a full slate of candidates for mayors and commissioners. Commissioner races are non-partisan and the candidates with the highest number of votes are elected to the boards.

ASHEBORO — A flurry of last-minute filing Friday before the noon deadline brought out 10 more area residents and determined who will be on the ballot for the Nov. 3 Municipal Election — and the Asheboro City Council non-partisan primary on Oct. 6.

We have a saying here in the newsroom that no matter what happens, and no matter where in the world it happens, there is likely a “local” connection to it.