A group of 28 rising 10th to 12th graders from Rowan County embarked on an exciting journey into their futures this summer ...

YELENA KOTENKO, a guide in the Kuril Islands, on the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the nearby Kamchatka region of Russia and set off tsunami waves.

EXCLUSIVE: While there is some surprise at the title, locals agree that this corner of the UK's capital is on the rise.