Lake Lure Dam in North Carolina. A structural engineer assessed the Lake Lure dam Friday evening and determined its failure is not imminent, a town official said. The Lake Lure dam in western North ...

Residents downstream of two North Carolina dams were evacuated after reports of a “catastrophic failure” due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — Ashley Hannon and her husband, Joe, are collecting food, clothing, and toiletries at his family’s church, just one mile away from the Lake Lure Dam. These people say they relied on ...

The impact of Hurricane Helene’s wrath on dams in North Carolina is alarming, resulting in $205 million in damage to 29 public and private high-hazard dams and 13 mining sites, according to the North ...

As Helene weakens, the now-tropical storm's strong winds and heavy rain continue to wreak havoc across the Southeast U.S., including in North Carolina where at least one county has ordered evacuations ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was Hurricane Helene have led to officials keeping a close eye on a major dam, the ...