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“I had sealed off all the valves that catered to my human needs and desires. For almost six months, I kept the valves to my heart closed”

When Bernie Harberts landed in North Carolina after sailing around the world alone for almost five years, a reporter asked him what was the scariest part of the trip. via The Pilot

Since Gates County was singled out as a proposed outlying landing field site, I spent many hours trying to find information on why the U.S. Navy needs an additional OLF anywhere. via The Daily Advance

Maintenance problems with the Bonner Bridge argue strongly in favor of a new bridge that sidesteps the currents of Oregon Inlet Oregon Inlet and the Bonner Bridge that straddles it are locked in a mighty -- and ... via News Observer

“Veterans were promised this thing last year.”

Veterans in Richmond, Anson and Scotland counties will be able to get medical services in Hamlet by the first quarter of 2008, according to VA officials. via Richmond County Daily Journal

“We have high wind warnings, coastal flood warning”

Wind gusts of nearly 50 mph hit offshore Friday as the storm once known as Hurricane Noel followed a northeastward path in the Atlantic Ocean that was expected to bring the storm parallel to North Carolina's ... via News Observer

“The walls were rattling, but we rode it out pretty well”

Hurricane Noel, the deadliest storm to hit the Atlantic this year, is not expected to gain strength in the next 24 hours as it tracks northward toward the U.S. but it may grow in size, forecasters said Friday. via News Observer

“Now, the pollution is starting up this way.”

Part 1 of 8 Reporters Elizabeth Leland and Bruce Henderson and photographer John Simmons explore the wonders of the river and the threats to its health. First of eight parts

Reporters Elizabeth Leland and Bruce Henderson and photographer John Simmons explore the wonders of the river and the threats to its health. First of eight parts

Elizabeth Leland

BLACK MOUNTAIN -- To understand the Catawba River and why our future depends on it, you must first hike up an old wagon trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains, push past brambles and over fallen limbs, then scramble down a hillside deep within a hollow. Read more

“We are working hard to make sure everything goes well and that every citizen knows a cyclone is coming”

Officials in Haiti feared flash floods would hit impoverished areas of the nation, as Tropical Storm Noel lashed the country with heavy rains this morning. via The Charlotte Observer

“These trips were like going to the moon”

The 75 watercolors are more than 400 years old, but their colors are still mostly vivid and their subjects -- native Americans, fish, birds, flowers and insects -- are still enthralling. via Wilson Daily Times

“Sometimes I eat it in the morning”

So you've decided to prepare charcoal mullet, but what do you look for at the fish market? Dave and Lisa Beresoff, of Sunset Harbor Seafood, in Sunset Harbor, and Joyce Taylor, in Mariner's Menu offer these ... via StarNewsOnline.com

“We are still in a very, very critical situation here, and one rainstorm isn't going to wash away our worries”

A word that has not appeared in local weather reports for a long while is suddenly appearing in the forecast: R-A-I-N. Showers and thunderstorm moved across the Triangle today, the beginning of what could be ... via News Observer

Also on abc11tv.com: Send Us Your Tips Real-time Traffic AccuWeather Forecast The National Weather Service says the central part of the state could see two inches of rain over the next four days. via Abc11tv.com

William H. Spruill granted Lot 2, Rowland Creek Acres Subdivision, Moyock Township, to Patricia A. and Nolton R. Hill III. via The Daily Advance

Raleigh hosts the Summit for High Speed Rail on the East Coast on Oct. 22, when federal and state transportation officials, railroad company executives, and a few members of Congress will discuss how to extend ... via Independent Weekly

“At the moment the Corps is on hold”

A lack of funding at the local and federal levels has put five U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in North Carolina on hold, including two in Onslow County. via Jacksonville Daily News

“I think there's potential for a huge conflict here”

British troops taking part in an exercise on the southern Atlantic island of South Georgia, rest above the Stromness Whaling Station, in this 2004 file photo. via HendersonvilleNews.com

“I arrived to find a wonderful scene”

A few Star-News employees have left the newspaper to move on to greater things and to statewide, even national, acclaim. via StarNewsOnline.com

“People will see what a miracle it is, really, that these drawings survived at all”

Kim Sloan, a curator from the British Museum in London, wandered Roanoke Island and the Outer Banks in a reverie, feeling the wind and sand in a place that she had only studied from afar. via News Observer

“But Mandy helped remove those, and I now understand the history and concerns of the Irish much better.”

CONTRIBUTED Do you remember the delight upon receiving a letter from a friend? Maybe you had a longtime pen pal who was a friend you made at summer camp or one who lived across the street from your ... via The Pilot

WILMINGTON -- A new report released by Environment North Carolina says south Atlantic oceans are threatened by the persistence of overfishing, leaving marine ecosystems and seafood economies in danger of ... via WECT-TV Wilmington