North Carolinians are rightfully proud that our state has the loftiest peak in America, east of the Rockies. Mt. Mitchell, towering at 6,684 feet, claims the honor in Yancey County.

On Thursday, July 17, at approximately 2:15 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Catawba County on Boggs Road near Hunsucker ...