Rutherford County, NC, Western North Carolina, News,arrests, RC Catalyst, Judicial District 29A
On July 30, 2021, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office released the unaltered body camera video of the fatal shooting of Ethan Calton after Calton’s family was required to threaten District Attorney Ted Bell with contempt for previously producing a noticeably altered version…Read More »
The Rutherfordton Police Department is asking for help identifying subject shown. He is wanted for questioning in an incident at the Dollar General Store in Rutherfordton NC on 07/30/2021. The male subject left in an older model burgundy or red truck with…Read More »
COVID-19 Testing: Due to the increase in positive cases and the demand for COVID-19 testing, the McDowell County Health Department in conjunction with McDowell County Emergency Services will conduct free COVID-19 testing on Friday, July 30, from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Health…Read More »
On July 27, 2021 deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 150 Candy Turf in Forest City reference to a shooting. When deputies arrived they found Thomas Liebel (33) deceased from a gunshot wound. Detectives with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s…Read More »
The Rutherfordton Police Department is asking for help identifying subject shown in photos. She is wanted for questioning in an incident at the Dollar General Store in Rutherfordton NC on 07/24/2021. These are the best photos we could get off the surveillance…Read More »
Hello small town friendly, Bruce Wayne, here from the the greatest show on dirt, bringing you another week of Making Laps. Mother Nature had other plans for us at the track as the clouds got dark grey and…Read More »
The McDowell County Health Department has been notified that 41 additional McDowell County residents have tested positive for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) for the week of July 17th -July 23rd. We are saddened to report 1 additional death due to COVID-19. This brings the…Read More »
On July 23, 2021, Judge William Wood ordered that District Attorney Ted Bell release the unaltered body camera footage involving the fatal shooting of Ethan Calton by Deputy Tyler Greene of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Previously, Calton’s family had filed a…Read More »
