The Linville nature park and preserve hosts annual Grandfather Glows events, opening a portion of the mountain for three nights during mid-June to mid-July, the forecasted peak times, for special ...

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LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has released its Mindfulness and Well-being Series for 2026. The Mindfulness and ...

Kodiak, a 27-year-old black bear, was humanely euthanized at Grandfather Mountain April 24, according to an April 27 news release from the park. The release said the decision was made due to “advanced ...

Kodiak, a black bear that lived at Grandfather Mountain nature park since 1999, has died at 27 years old, park officials said in a news release. The bear — also known as Kody — was euthanized April 24 ...

The Grandfather Mountain community is mourning the loss of a bear. The Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation said it had to euthanize one of its beloved black bears, Kodiak. Get the latest news ...

One of North Carolina’s most unusual black bears has died of old age at Grandfather Mountain, according to the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. Kodiak, affectionately known as Kody, was ...

HANCOCK, MI – A man accused of murdering his 87-year-old grandfather has agreed to a plea deal, WLUC reports. Jacob Kempainen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder today in Houghton County Circuit ...

LINVILLE — Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, teamed up with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Division of ...

HERSHEY — Gavin Tran’s grandfather, Frank, loaded his family up in a Volkswagen – a “hippie van” as Tran describes it – and drove down to the bay in Vietnam. Frank knew if there was a chance his ...