After dire forecasts for Winter Storm Fern, Burke County saw sleet instead of snow, sparking confusion, empty shelves, school closures, and fresh skepticism as meteorologists now predict yet another uncertain weekend wintery mix forecast debate.

Throughout the week weather watchers observed what is now officially Winter Storm Fern horrifically evolve from a beautiful Winter Wonderland …

A few months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Molly Eller met a Navy recruiter in a shopping center in Coconut Grove, Fla. A month later, she was in basic training at Great Lakes, Ill., having enlisted on a whim for four years.