Garland Haywood is the Bridge Manager for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. It’s his job to make sure bridges in our area are safe, secure and inspected every two years.

“You could certainly have something undermining a bridge that if you don’t have these diligent inspections you’re not going to catch,” said Haywood.

According to AAA, nearly 900,000 people across the state are expected  to hit the roads for Memorial Day weekend.  But most of us don’t think twice about the bridges we drive near until we see accidents like the one Thursday in Washington.

A truck carrying an oversized load slammed into a bridge which caused it to collapse.

Bailee's energy is endless.

The two year old Gastonia girl keeps going and going. But all that spunk has to be contained to her home.

That means no parks, no restaurants, no grocery stores and no birthday parties.

"When Bailee gets invited to a birthday we have to decline the invitation because it's not safe for her and you try telling a two year old she can't have a cupcake," said Bailee's mom Julie.

"It's very heartbreaking."

At six months old Bailee was diagnosed with a severe allergy to all tree nuts.

And it's not just food. It's anything with a trace of nuts, lotion, shampoo even phones.

Baliee's mom lives in constant fear.

"We do keep Bailee in a bubble basically," said Julie.

"Just walking outside she can kind of cross something and come in contact with an acorn. We've had reactions to acorns."

WATAUGA COUNTY, NC (WBTV)- On May 21, a Boone couple was arrested by U.S. Marshals and local Police in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on outstanding warrants for manufacturing methamphetamine in Watauga County.

In October 2012, Detectives from the Watauga County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Unit received information that Mark Hoke, 41, was manufacturing methamphetamine in and around Watauga County and began an investigation.

Detectives began tracking Hoke's pseudoephedrine (PSE) purchases using the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEX) in an attempt to confirm whether or not he was manufacturing the drug. While investigating Hoke's activities, detectives found there were others purchasing PSE at or around the same time as him.

After tracking several suspects' PSE purchases, the detectives obtained arrest warrants for Hoke and others involved and attempted to arrest them, deputies said.