ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — (12 PM) -Rutherford County Emergency Management says air rescue is underway for residents in the ...

People living near a popular lake in the western North Carolina mountains have been urged to flee to higher ground as water has overtopped a dam Friday.

Lake Lure is actually a town in Rutherford, N.C. The lake was incorporated in 1927, and the town acquired the lake after which it is named in 1965. By WSOCTV.com News Staff September 27 ...

Chimney Rock is along U.S. 64 hugging the Broad River in Rutherford County. Lake Lure is located just east of Chimney Rock also along U.S. 64. Photos from the village of Chimney Rock showed about half ...

Potentially catastrophic rainfall is predicted for the southern Appalachians. Watch rivers rise on these USGS webcams.

The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said ...

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Because of that threat, a mandatory evacuation was enacted for residents in low-lying, flood-prone areas below the dam such ...

I JUST WANTED TO PASS THIS ALONG. I AM ACTUALLY SEEING JUST FOR OUR VIEWERS, RESIDENTS BELOW LAKE LURE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND. SO JUST AS AN AS AN FYI ACROSS OUR AREA,LAKE LURE DAM ...

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