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Here's how engineers hope to restore Lake Lure after Hurricane Helene.
Helene Douglas Lake rebounding after Helene, but some still concerned with water quality Nine months after the storm, locals say the lake looks better than ever.
The clean-up effort around North Carolina’s Lake Lure has uncovered long-lost relics including a 1920s Model T-style truck and a 32-foot wooden boat named "Pooh Bear." As the lake reaches its ...
16-year-old dies while swimming in Lake Norman near Mooresville, searchers say. Kaleb Lamar Shields was found after a three-hour search.
Deadly Chantal flooding in NC echoes Helene’s tragedy, officials debate climate change prevention as extreme weather intensifies statewide.
A 62-year-old man jumped from pier into Lake Tabor to retrieve a lost beach ball and drowned while swimming back to shore with it, North Carolina police say.
Nine months after the storm, locals say the lake looks better than ever. But residents are still hesitant about what's in the water after the storm.
A 19-year-old teen drowned at Jordan Lake on Sunday. Chatham County authorities recovered his body after a 3.5-hour search. The investigation is ongoing.
Gov. Josh Stein spoke Thursday from the town of Hot Springs. Stein has visited western North Carolina this week to visit towns ravaged by Hurricane Helene. Video courtesy of WBIR.