7:45 p.m Update: Officials with the Town of Lake Lure said in a Facebook post that waters are no longer rising and are slowly beginning to reded and engineers are evaluating the dam. Update ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — The Town of Lake Lure shared an update Monday night about the ongoing recovery operations in the area, more ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge wants to clear up confusion about its 30 gardens including its Rainbow Bridge which honors pets who've passed away. The Lake Lure Flowering ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — More than a month after Helene ... DiOrio says a new study they commissioned shows that while the about 100-year-old dam suffered some minor erosion, it successfully held ...

The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin. At the peak of Helene’s rains, a warning went out that the Lake Lure Dam was ...

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 ...