Yvonne Mason wrote to the state Agency for Persons With Disabilities in early September, challenging a 42 percent cut in funding to care for her autistic, schizophrenic son. ...more

February 6, 2009

WOLF PARADE: AT MOUNT ZOOMER (SUB POP) **½ Combine new wave quirks with lo-fi indie rock and you'll get, well, a mess, and not necessarily a hot one. As on loudly praised debut album "Apologies to the Queen Mary" (2005), Wolf Parade misses almost as often as it hits on its sophomore disc. ...more

August 14, 2008

A High Point mobile home likely burned from the bottom up when the duct work beneath the house caught fire Tuesday. ...more

January 30, 2008