The death toll is expected to climb ... Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown Newport ...

At least two deaths ... North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said, adding that no one should be on the roads unless they were seeking higher ground. Officials in Rutherford County were watching Lake ...

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen ... went off and people in low-lying areas below the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina were placed under a mandatory evacuation order Friday ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — overwhelmed the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina, causing damage and erosion ...

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