By Liz Horton - bio l email

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - This week I traveled to Huntersville for the 16th annual Carolina Renaissance Festival. "You've heard about it. You're hearing about it. People talk about it all the time. Come out and see what everyone's talking about!" Marketing director Matt Siegel showed me around the 22 acre property. I immediately felt as if I was stepping into the pages of a fairy tale.

"There is a little bit of history and a touch of fantasy. We have fairies, magicians, fantasy characters," said Siegel.

It's hard to miss all of the colorful costumes and entertaining performers around. Music, rides, and games appeal to visitors of all ages.

CONCORD - Two Huntersville teenagers had an idea to help fight cancer and decided to run with it. Stephanie Schauder and Tim Gruber will join friends and supporters Nov. 12 in running 12 miles from Presbyterian Hospital in Huntersville to Cannon School in Concord, where both are students, to raise $12,000 for Relay for Life of Mooresville/Lake Norman.

Stephanie has supported Relay for Life since her father was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer two years ago. Her father passed away last January.

"During this difficult time, I began to see how many people were affected by this disease," said Stephanie. "I knew I needed to do something to help other cancer patients and their families."

MOORESVILLE - Two students at the NASCAR Technical Institute were transported to the hospital on Wednesday morning after a flash fire occurred in the garage area.

Mooresville Fire Department crews responded to 220 Byers Creek Road at 8:50 a.m. to find three patients suffering from burns. 

While one patient had only minor burns, two others had to be sent to the hospital.