More than a month after Helene, Western North Carolina is still on the mend. The town of Lake Lure is making progress, but ...

Merchants and residents in Chimney Rock report progress in the clean-up of mud that swept through the town and into store ...

Residents in Chimney Rock and Lake Lure and other Helene-battered communities in North Carolina face a lengthy recovery with ...

The National Weather Service issued a warning on September 27, for North Carolina residents near the Lake Lure Dam, which is located about 30 miles away from Asheville. The alert came amid the ...

Elsewhere, officials in Rutherford County, North Carolina told residents downstream of the Lake Lure Dam to flee to higher ground due to floodwater overflowing the top of the 124-ft-high barrier ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — A lone pontoon boat glided slowly Monday across the muddy, debris-choked surface of this once-bustling lake. The silence and solitude felt eerie in a place lined with vacation ...

Officials worried on Friday that Helene's impact would cause the Lake Lure Dam to collapse. Excessive rain from Helene caused the lake to fill up over the dam. An evacuation order was mandated ...

Lake Lure Mayor Pro Tem Dave DiOrio thanks Lured Market owner Paul Brock for serving the community in the aftermath of Helene, October 24, 2024.