Rutherford County News

Police in Forest City have charged a 16-year-old boy with first degree sex offense of a 12-year-old girl during a slumber party at Bubba's Fun Park Friday night.

Was Elizabeth, the wife of Wallace Beatty of Rutherford County, N.C., the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth Carruth.

Bostic, North Carolina, is a sleepy little town in Rutherford County nestled in the shadow of the mountains.

A Cleveland County woman died Tuesday afternoon when she sped around a curve and smashed into an oncoming car, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.

A man is expected in court for allegedly possessing child pornography. Police executed a search warrant at David Tate's home on Rucker Lane and he was arrested after being indicted by a March Grand Jury in Rutherford County.

The family of a Rutherford County teenager say deputies used excessive force when they used a taser to drive stun a 16 year old girl at the county courthouse.

Brittany Randolph/The Star Lighting crawls across an open field off Dillon Road near Kings Mountain as a storm lingers over Cleveland County on Wednesday.

At the mountain cabin in Rutherford County we used to have an old bed so soft and concave that we called it "the Canoe." So one day last fall I decided to flip the mattress and see if that would make any difference.

The American Red Cross will not close the McDowell County office and the local advisory board can remain in place here.

DAVE DESMELIK BRINGS HIS UNIQUE MUSICAL STYLE TO OWL'S EYE Dave Desmelik, an established singer/songwriter, performs at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Owl's Eye Winery, 1414 Metcalf Road, Shelby.

A resurfacing project to prolong the life of the bridge on North Green Street by the intersection of Sanford Drive will lead to lane closures for the next two to three weekends.

Horsehead says "Project activity and capital spending has accelerated on our new zinc plant project in Rutherford County, NC.

A Rutherford County teenager is charged with killing his father. Brian Coty Herman, 16, turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday.

Area charter schools' $100,000 lawsuit against the county Board of Education will likely go to trial after a judge denied attorneys' motions to settle the complaint.

A grand jury indicted a 16-year-old in the death of his father, who was fatally wounded in a shooting in January.