NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency evacuation of people nearby
The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said ...
‘There’s nothing there’: The beloved town of Chimney Rock, N.C., is virtually gone
Lake Lure, a popular tourist destination, is now one of many communities that has been both utterly transformed and largely ...
As dams hold back water from Helene, how many in NC are at risk of failing?
When Tropical Storm Helene brought massive rainfall to western North Carolina, it highlighted just how dangerous dam failures can be.
Hurricane Helene: Death toll reaches 143 as desperation grows to find hundreds still missing
Death toll reaches 137 as desperation grows to find hundreds still missing - Death toll continues to climb with at least 137 ...
Helene's flooding flattens Chimney Rock, NC: 'Everything along the river is gone'
Search and rescue workers were fanning through the small town of Chimney Rock east of Asheville Monday after it was almost ...
Couple narrowly avoids mudslide triggered by Hurricane Helene on North Carolina highway: wild video
A couple driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina narrowly avoided being swept away by a mudslide triggered ...
At least 10 people dead in Western NC from Helene, 200 rescued from floods
With so many roads out and power and internet connections down, a full accounting of the damage done is a work in progress.
A county by county look at Helene’s devastation in western NC
We’re gathering what we know of the damage in each county in Western North Carolina. Here is an evolving snapshot of Helene’s ...