Mountains don't make loud, booming noises that scare people out of their wits - do they? At Rumbling Bald in Rutherford County, the thunderous rumbles are real.

Bubba Powers and Albert Atwell, treasure hunters from Louisburg, believe they've discovered $18,483 in riches buried during the Civil War.

The 2013 Got To Be NC Festival was May 17-19 at the State Fairgrounds. The festival celebrates NC agriculture with food events, rides, animal exhibits, live music and other attractions.

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Artsplosure, Raleigh's spring arts festival, kicked off Friday, May 17, 2013 and features music, food, an art market and crafts for kids. It's an annual downtown draw.

See photos from the 4-A track and field state championships as Knightdale wins its third straight boys title.

Apex got a goal from Derek Sweet with one second left to win the boys lacrosse state championship.

East Chapel Hill edged Charlotte Catholic to win the NCHSAA girls lacrosse state championship.

Formerly known as "On the Lawn," the first installment of the Center Stage Concert Series was held on Friday at Diamond View Park in Durham. Photos by Jim Green

Lubin Prevatt is a certified barbecue judge and longtime pork enthusiast. He was in Raleigh recently, judging the Wolfpack Club BBQ Bowl at NC State.

Green Hope defeated Millbrook in a girls soccer game on Wednesday in sudden death, 4-3.

Apex's boys lacrosse team pulled away from East Chapel Hill to advance to the state championship game.

Fans enjoy the sounds of Liquid Pleasure during the Midtown Beach Music Series at North Hills in Raleigh on May 16, 2013.

East Chapel Hill defeated Green Hope in the Eastern Regional to advance to the girls lacrosse state championship.

Spectators young and old watched the Durham Bulls take on the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at a day game Monday, May 13, 2013. The game was the fifth of the season with a daytime first-pitch and ended with a Bulls 8-2 victory. (Photo by Jeffrey A. Camarati)

The first downtown Raleigh food truck rodeo was a huge success, as thousands of people packed Fayetteville Street on Sunday, May 12, 2013 to visit over 50 food trucks.

Photos of the Great Glow 5K on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

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The Chocolate Boutique opened its second location on May 9, 2013, in the Park West Village shopping center in Morrisville.

The silver spire topping One World Trade Center has been fully installed on the building's roof, bringing the iconic structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet.

Rocky Mount Police Department in a partnership with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrested 17 people on federal firearms charges.

Local celebrities stepped behind the bar at Zinda's May 8 fundraiser for the Caring Community Foundation, a local non-profit that assists cancer patients and their families.