We're not the only victims of our current cold snap. Nearly 90 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued from cold coastal waters are being transported by the U.S. Coast Guard to the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream. Read more about it here.

See photos from helo-aquatic rescue training by emergency response crews from across the state. Photos by staff photojournalist Ted Richardson.

Carrboro Police Officer J. Walker responded Monday morning to the parking lot of Carolina Fitness on West Main Street, where a baby bird was unattended. "I made a nest in a nearby tree and placed the bird in it," Walker wrote in his report. "No further assistance was needed."