Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As search and rescue missions and a yearslong cleanup of the catastrophic Hurricane Helene are only beginning in East Tennessee, ...

On January 28, 2026, in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, USA, @gradyryan1 shared a video capturing a quiet winter morning along ...

You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill. He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL)—On Wednesday, 25 Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) members reenacted the Watauga River Crossing, a march from 244 years ago. The OVTA has reenacted the event for ...

A crew member works on the removal of the Shulls Mill Dam on the Watauga River on July 1 near Boone, N.C. The Associated Press BOONE, N.C. — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority said Monday that the Douglas Dam and Watauga Dam were releasing higher-than-normal volumes of water to make room for water storage following historic ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - The name of a man found in the Watauga River Friday has been released. According to the Elizabethton Police Department, the man was 32-year-old Henry D. Gibbs. Officers responded ...

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 ...