Local News in Rutherford County, North Carolina
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Severe weather leaves 5 injured in North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:26:58 -0800
Authorities assessed the damage in North Carolina on Thursday after severe weather raked the area, injuring a number of people.
Tornado, storms injure 15, destroy homes in North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:56:46 -0800
Dozens of western North Carolina homes were damaged, including 16 destroyed, in a tornado and storms that also injured 15 persons, authorities said Thursday. In Rutherford County, a tornado Wednesday left 10 persons injured and a dozen homes damaged, ...
Storms injure 15 in western North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:57:40 -0800
At least 15 people were injured and at least 60 buildings damaged when a possible tornado struck in western North Carolina, the National Weather Service said Thursday.The storms struck in Rutherford and ...
Possible tornado injures 10 in North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:54:43 -0800
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A possible mid-winter tornado has struck a small western North Carolina community, injuring 10 people, two seriously, authorities said on Thursday. The violent storm hit Ellenboro, in Rutherford County, about 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday and the destruction extended over a three-mile area, said Tommy Blanton with the county's emergency management office. Crews were ...
15 injured in storms in 2 North Carolina counties
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:27:36 -0800
At least 15 people have been hurt in an apparent tornado that struck two counties in western North Carolina.
Was North Carolina hit by rare winter tornado?
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:02:59 -0800
Sixty buildings were damaged in North Carolina and at least 15 people were injured in what the National Weather Service suggests was a tornado. Investigators are surveying the area to confirm if it was a rare, winter tornado.
Silver Alert issued for missing Forest City man
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:28:26 -0800
The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a silver alert on Thursday for a Rutherford County man.
NC Lt. Gov. Dalton will run for governor
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:56:59 -0800
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, of Rutherford County, is all in for succeeding fellow Democrat and Gov. Beverly Perdue.
Tornado Injures 15 in Western North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:21:09 -0800
The National Weather Service says it was a tornado that damaged dozens of homes and injured at least 15 people in western North Carolina. The weather service's forecast office in Greer, S.C., said Thursday that investigators confirmed the tornado with winds of around 115 miles an hour. The storm system struck Rutherford and Burke counties Wednesday afternoon. At least 10 people were hurt in ...
Car Stuck Under 18-Wheeler, Trucker Ticketed in Rutherford County
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:56:49 -0800
Car Stuck Under 18-Wheeler, Trucker Ticketed in Rutherford County