this just in... thunder and lightning linked

I am often amazed when on the local news the lead story of the day is that it is raining outside. The other day the regularly scheduled program was interrupted for a special report. That report was that there was lightning in the area, and lightning had struck a tree knocking it to the ground. I kept waiting for the rest of the story, reporting that a family of three had been under the tree, or a eight-year old was climbing the tree at the time. There was no other news, just that lightning struck a tree. I rather believe that weather should not invade the sanctity of the news.