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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- For eight friends sending off the summer with a vacation on North Carolina's Outer Banks, Hurricane Earl was bittersweet -- both the storm and the drink concoction named after the squall that they sipped after evacuating to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

HAVELOCK -- Hundreds of people along the North Carolina coast are without power because of Hurricane Earl.

Tryon Heritage Parade, 11 a.m. Saturday, Tryon

ASHEVILLE -- Buncombe County is more beautiful today than it was Thursday.

NEWTON -- A jury of seven women and seven men will hear the murder trial of Edwardo Wong starting today, and they could be asked to decide whether he lives or dies for the killing of a state trooper two years ago.

MARS HILL -- A bomb threat telephoned to a rural Madison County home Wednesday afternoon appears to be a hoax, according to local law enforcement.

U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler's not shy about his leadership potential.

The early fall foliage forecast looks colorful for leaf lovers in Western North Carolina.

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.

CANDLER -- James Rice of Candler matched five white balls but not the Mega Ball in the Aug. 17 Mega Millions drawing and won $250,000.

ASHEVILLE -- Buncombe County government phone lines are experiencing problems this afternoon, and there's no word when the problem might be fixed.

"Humans thrive in beauty," believes E.V. vonSeldeneck, Montford resident and owner of Mantis Gardens Landscaping.

The Citizen-Times would like to speak with children and families who compete in the livestock competitions at the Mountain State Fair.

NEWTON -- The trial of Edwardo Wong will start tomorrow with opening statements from prosecutors and possibly from the defense.

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- An offshore petroleum rig exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay.

ASHEVILLE -- The impending threat of Hurricane Earl to the eastern coast of North Carolina has caused Hearts With Hands to alert all volunteers to contact Hearts With Hands at 800-726-9185 in preparation for possible mobilization.

BETHEL, Ohio -- For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.

LAFAYETTE, Tenn. -- A Macon County family is mourning the loss of a 3-year-old girl who died less than a day after being bitten by a brown recluse spider.

ASHEVILLE -- A Candler man faces a host of charges after attempting to sell a firearm that police say was stolen at a pawn shop.

BEAUFORT, N.C. -- More North Carolinians are leaving the coast ahead of Hurricane Earl as it heads toward the Eastern Seaboard.

A Fletcher man stole a saw and laser level from his former employer and sold the items to a local pan shop, according to the Asheville Police Department.

RUTHERFORDTON -- Shelter animals face euthanasia

SKYLAND -- A former electrical parts plant that neighbors say contaminated their wells has taken the first step toward becoming a Superfund site, a move that would require an extensive cleanup and reparations for any who were harmed.

ASHEVILLE -- A South Carolina man who surrendered to police following a downtown standoff is free to leave town once he gets out of the hospital, authorities said.

ASHEVILLE -- Volunteers with area disaster-relief organizations were on standby Wednesday afternoon as Hurricane Earl neared the coast of North Carolina.

ASHEVILLE -- After protests from residents concerned about drastic changes to neighborhoods, the city's top zoning panel scaled back a proposal meant to jumpstart construction of affordable and environmentally friendly housing.

MARS HILL -- An elderly couple fled their home here Wednesday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat.

As people along the North Carolina coast prepare for Hurricane Earl, mountain residents should experience a mild rest of the week and cooler weekend, a welcome relief from a record-setting summer of heat.

NEWTON -- The judge in the Edwardo Wong case on Wednesday ruled that the trial would start the day after the jury is selected despite motions from prosecutors and the defense.