Aerial views of towns and communities in Western NC show the impact Helene had. Take a look at the before and after photos ...

The News & Observer and the Charlotte Observer have a collection of stories about Hurricane Helene and the damage it left, particularly in Western North Carolina. The Lake Lure Dam, which was ...

The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse ... according to Josh Kastrinsky, spokesman for the NC Department of Environmental Quality. “The structure remained intact following ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Lake Lure is one of the many towns in western North Carolina heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene. Lake Lure is a small lake town located about 30 miles east of Asheville.

Both Mike and Susan Coffey were sitting in silence, trying to figure out what was happening outside their Lake Lure home as the winds and rain from Hurricane Helene hammered the North Carolina ...