Lake Lure Dam in Western NC stable after imminent failure warning; emergency repairs begin
The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin.
Western North Carolina town where ‘Dirty Dancing’ was filmed devastated by Hurricane Helene
LAKE LURE, N.C. (WSPA) — The town of Lake Lure was devastated by the chaos Hurricane Helene left behind. 7NEWS viewed some ...
Lake Lure Dam 'remains stable' after flooding from Helene
"There are no ongoing concerns associated with dam failure," town engineers said. Concerns over a possible forced downstream ...
‘There’s just nothing left.’ Helene wipes out Chimney Rock’s Main Street
Tracy Stevens had left her house in Chimney Rock Thursday night and gotten a room at the Lake Lure Inn, which had a generator ...
Lake Lure, the NC town decimated by Helene, is an iconic filming site
Lake Lure is also a popular filming location for big-budget films. Dirty Dancing (1987), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and Firestarter (1984) are some of the movies filmed in Lake Lure or nearby ...
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‘This is such a disaster’; Town of Lake Lure devastated by flooding from hurricane
The town of Lake Lure was devastated by the chaos Hurricane Helene left behind. 7NEWS viewed some damage Wednesday. The storm ...
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High-hazard dams in North Carolina not fixing deficiencies, structural concerns
While Town of Lake Lure records show work is being completed to fix safety issues, and ultimately build a new dam, WBTV’s ...
American Dams Weren’t Built for Today’s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods
Hurricane Helene brought dams in North Carolina and Tennessee close to their breaking point. Many US dams are decades old and ...
What is happening in Western NC? From Boone to Waynesville here's town by town look after Helene
Communities in Western North Carolina are still dealing with the aftermath of Helene. Here's the latest from different towns in the area.
Helene was the worst storm to slam the Carolinas in a generation. Here's how it unfolded.
Hurricane Helene is among the deadliest and most costly hurricanes to strike the United States in a generation, a storm that ...
A county by county look at Helene’s devastation in Western NC
We’re gathering what we know of the damage in each county in Western North Carolina. Here is an evolving snapshot of Helene’s ...
Landmarks destroyed in Lake Lure
On the road from Chimney Rock to Lake Lure, years of work and care transformed an abandoned bridge into a garden oasis. Hurricane Helene wiped all that away.