ASHEBORO, N.C.
Fatal crash on icy highway
Lingering problems were expected in North Carolina, where up to 10 inches of snow and sleet fell in places Saturday. One person died in Montgomery County when a car slid off icy Interstate 73/74 into a tree Sunday morning, Gov. Roy Cooper said. But there were some happy endings. Two hikers missing for more than a day in the Shining Rock Wilderness area were rescued from waist-high snow. A helicopter using a tool that can detect heat found the hikers around 5 p.m. Saturday in the area about 25 miles southwest of Asheville, N.C. And in east Tennessee, a woman was found suffering from hypothermia a day after she was reported missing. The 58-year-old was taken to a hospital Sunday afternoon after a police dog located her in woods, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said.
NEW YORK
Clintons at ‘Color Purple’
The Color Purple had a special guest in the audience as it bid farewell to Broadway — Hillary Clinton. The former presidential candidate and her husband attended the matinee performance Sunday at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, the show’s last after a run of 482 performances. According to theatergoers, the Clintons received several rounds of applause.
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
Arrest in machete attack
Police said a homeless man was charged in a machete attack on another homeless man, who was then thrown into a frigid river. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported the attack occurred Sunday morning. Charleston police Lt. Steve Cooper said Brandon Thompson, 23, of Charleston was charged with attempted murder and malicious wounding. Cooper said 19-year-old victim Brandon Robinson hadn’t been located and could be dead. A police diver search was suspended because of the cold.
LOS ANGELES
‘Rogue One’ still a huge one
Star Wars is still dominating the movie universe, with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story leading the box office for the fourth straight week. The intergalactic adventure edged out the NASA drama Hidden Figures for the top spot this weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Rogue One brought in $21.97 million. Hidden Figures — which expanded by more than 2,000 theaters Friday after opening in limited release — collected $21.8 million. The Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt space story Passengers also remained among the top 10.
Compiled from wire reports.
