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Watauga second in meth lab busts
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:15:43 -0800
After leading the state in clandestine methamphetamine responses in 2010 with 20, Watauga County had the second highest number of busts in 2011, with 22. Burke County led North Carolina with 34 busts, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. While meth lab responses have risen in recent years, the statewide implementation of a new tracking system is already preventing sales of meth's key ...
Severe weather leaves 5 injured in North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:57:13 -0800
Authorities assessed the damage in North Carolina on Thursday after severe weather raked the area, injuring a number of people.
Tornado hit 2 North Carolina counties
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:46:35 -0800
There was a tornado in the storm system that swept through parts of western North Carolina late Wednesday, damaging dozens of buildings and injuring nearly 20 people, weather officials confirmed Thursday.
Was North Carolina hit by rare winter tornado?
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:01:47 -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.
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.
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 ...
Tornado, storms injure 15, destroy homes in North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:48:55 -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, officials said. The extent of injuries were not immediately known, authorities said. The National Weather Service on Thursday confirmed that ...
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to North Carolina Residents Affected by Tornadoes, High Winds and Severe Weather
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:18:08 -0800
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Carolina residents and businesses affected by tornadoes, high winds and severe weather on Jan. 11, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills announced today.
NWS Confirms Wednesday Tornado In Western North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:03:34 -0800
NWS Confirms Wednesday Tornado In Western North Carolina
Weather officials confirm tornado hit Western North Carolina
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:00:46 -0800
ELLENBORO – Weather officials confirm there was a tornado in the storm system that swept through parts of western North Carolina this week, flinging mobile homes into valleys, damaging dozens of buildings and injuring nearly 20 people.