As search and rescue missions and a yearslong cleanup of the catastrophic Hurricane Helene are only beginning in East Tennessee, water continues to pour into reservoirs and flood communities ...

TENNESSEE (WJHL) — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provided an update on its system Monday, including record elevations at local dams. The TVA continues to monitor flooding while controlling ...

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More than 40 dams failed when Helene hit the mountains in September 2024. Advocates say it won’t be the last time unless ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will reopen all of its campgrounds on Saturday, including a local one in Carter County that sustained some hurricane damage.

The six Tennessee Valley Authority managed campgrounds have closed for the winter months, with reservations for the upcoming 2022 camping season available online through Recreation Resource Management ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. - Heavy spring rains have created record-breaking water levels at Tennessee's Watauga Lake. That surge in water is spilling into local campsites and recreation areas. Albert ...

Thousands of derelict dams used to power Appalachian mill towns. Now, they're coming down. Their demolition restores the flow of rivers and streams, but that can threaten aquatic life, including ...

One morning this week, Ben Dalton, a biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, stood on the rocky shoreline, where he donned a wetsuit and snorkel. “I am about to snorkel for ...

WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C.—Ben Dalton broke the glassy surface of the Watauga River, spit out his mouthpiece and gasped for breath. All morning, Dalton, a state wildlife biologist, and two other snorkelers ...