With its hidden provisions and bold attacks to Medicaid and Pell Grant recipients, here's everything you need to know before ...

NC state lawmakers passed another disaster relief bill June 26 to aid WNC recovery in the aftermath of Helene, signed by Gov. Stein June 27.

The publication has given attention to WNC many times, including coolest towns for summer vacations, most beautiful drives ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lowering the water level in Lake Lure by 30 feet to scrape out 376,000 tons of silt and ...

The clean-up effort around North Carolina’s Lake Lure has uncovered long-lost relics including a 1920s Model T-style truck ...

Century-old treasures emerge amid post-Helene Lake Lure restoration efforts JUNE 17, 2025 - A piece of history found amid ongoing post-Helene recovery efforts in Lake Lure, North Carolina.

Lake Lure officials are centering their plan to rebuild in a more resilient way around a new dam on the 720-acre reservoir. The town, with a year-round population of just 1,400, can draw 10,000 ...

A drone view shows the century-old Lake Lure dam which held during Hurricane Helene, was part of the resort town's efforts to seek federal funding for an ambitious rebuilding plan under the Biden ...

— It’s hard to forget the images from Lake Lure following the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Over 22 inches of rain fell across the Lake Lure Dam watershed, leading to catastrophic damage to ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (WSPA) — In the wake of Hurricane Helene, the town of Lake Lure has become the stage for one of the largest disaster recovery missions in the state.

The damage in Chimney Rock remained so extensive that we had to take a moment when we saw it with our own eyes. But what we also found during our trip was so remarkable, it's hard to put into words.