Shelved plans from ’60s for Tennessee Valley Authority project in N.C. unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ...

In October, CPP reported that large dams on the Catawba River were unable to prevent flooding during Helene. In order to sustain dam safety and power generation, Duke Energy released massive amounts ...

Amid recovery from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, a state audit says an aid station's average cost equates to ...

Rep. Chuck Edwards said his office responded to concerns over improper debris removal by creating an "action plan" with FEMA.

Critical programs like food stamps are being threatened in Washington. Cuts to that program, currently up for debate between ...

In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...

NC mountains were no strangers to pockets of hunger. Helene further limited access to healthy food. New developments could ...

Gov. Josh Stein met with reporters to talk about Western North Carolina's recovery and preparedness for tropical storms.

The U.S. Department of Interior delayed a resurfacing project on the Blue Ridge Parkway to prevent extra economic strain ...

Philip Bedient, a professor who studies flood models at Rice University, brought us to one of the county’s most recent undertakings, an enormous, man-made concrete canal full of water. It was recently ...

Damage from Hurricane Helene flooding is seen along eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina state line Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Cocke County, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV via ...