In a following update to Facebook, nearly 3 hours later, Mathis said the dam had been "breached, but not catastrophic as of last report." "This news has bought us some time. The evacuation is ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. – An urgent dam break warning along Tennessee's Pigeon River is being canceled amid conflicting reports of the dam's status. Tennessee Emergency managers were telling everyone in ...

Walters Dam is owned and operated by Duke Energy, ... By 6 p.m., the Pigeon River at Newport reached a gauge height of 28.85 feet, nearly 5.5 feet over its previous record of 23.4 feet.

Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately just after 3 p.m. Sept. 27 following reports that a North Carolina dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure," though ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) ... TVA: Nolichucky River has crested, dam remains intact ... East TN man faces delays, errors in pool construction 19 hours ago.

Mathis couldn’t immediately be reached for comment for this story. Record-setting high water. By 6 p.m., the Pigeon River at Newport reached a gauge height of 28.85 feet, nearly 5.5 feet over ...