Death toll reaches 140 as desperation grows to find hundreds still missing - Death toll continues to climb with at least 140 ...

Lake Lure, a popular tourist destination, is now one of many communities that has been both utterly transformed and largely ...

When Tropical Storm Helene brought massive rainfall to western North Carolina, it highlighted just how dangerous dam failures can be.

The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said ...

We’re gathering what we know of the damage in each county in Western North Carolina. Here is an evolving snapshot of Helene’s ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, leaving causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. The ...

The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin.

Lake Lure has received additional help from the U.S. Coast Guard. Cell service and internet access in the town have improved.

Rescue crews helped save more than 150 people in Chimney Rock by Saturday night. It's unclear how many others are missing.

Helene produced such a large amount of rainfall due in part to a predecessor event, small (relative to a hurricane) regions of heavy rainfall produced ahead of a hurricane. These rainfalls produce a ...

This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding.