DEPUTIES IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, HAVE ARRESTED A MAN ACCUSED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF POSSIBLE ABANDONED DOGS AT A HOME WELL AFTER A SEARCH WARRANT. ANIMAL ...

ASHEVILLE — Federal emergency response personnel working in Helene-devastated areas of Rutherford County were subject to threats over the weekend, resulting in a halt to some aid operations over a ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- New jobs are coming to Rutherford County over the next five years, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced. It's thanks to a joint venture between two-family ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. — The mountain communities of western North Carolina continue to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of Helene. Entire towns were slammed with historic flooding that ripped ...

UPDATE: The fire in Rutherfordton is now 100% contained. Approximately 5 acres were involved, fueled by extremely high winds this afternoon. Fire crews acted swiftly to control the blaze, and ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced June 30 that TMG & Haartz Solutions LLC, a new joint venture to supply synthetic leather materials for automotive interiors, will create 125 jobs over the next ...

Two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeast, Rutherford County—one of the hardest hit mountain communities—announced that all missing residents have been located. In a facebook post this ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A manufacturer of automotive interiors will open a new supply center in Rutherford County. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced on Monday TMG & Haartz Solutions, a ...

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. — The evacuation order for Rutherford County has been lifted, according to North Carolina Emergency Management. Just after 3:30 p.m., officials originally announced that residents ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (WTVD) -- In Lake Lure, all non-emergency traffic is being turned away from points upriver. There's a roadblock there and as badly as this community and others around it were hit by ...