Slickrock Rescue ends after 18 hours

Getting an injured person out of the woods is never an easy task. This is especially true of the Slickrock area of Graham County. Around 7:23 p.m. July 20, Graham County 911 received a call about a hiker with a fractured ankle, who had been injured six hours earlier.

Skyway crashes result in fatalities

Two motorcycle crashes on the Cherohala Skyway last week claimed the lives of Oklahoma and Florida residents. Around 1:52 p.m. Sept. 30, Richard A. Cornell – 72, of Ringwood, Okla. – was driving on N.C.