Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis first alerted residents to leave the Newport area, roughly 60 miles west of Knoxville, in a ...

Details on the dam break. The post Waterville Dam Break Causing Newport Flooding From Hurricane Helene Explained [Update] ...

Now that Hurricane Helene has moved on from Florida, it’s wreaking havoc in other southern states, including Tennessee.

High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in East Tennessee.

Tennessee's 43rd governor, Winfield Dunn, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, surrounded by family, at the age of 97, ...

Residents in Newport, Tennessee have been ordered to evacuate after Mayor Rob Mathis says theWaterville Dam has "suffered a ...

The authorities were evacuating people downstream from the Nolichucky Dam, warning that a breach could cause deadly flooding.

Immediate evacuations have been ordered in a Tennessee town after a dam failed during the heavy rains brought by Helene.

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is claiming that Walters Dam, otherwise known as Waterville Dam, has not failed. TEMA is citing the dam’s owner, Duke Energy. It ...

The mayor of Cocke County declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning.

The Pigeon River in Cocke County has reached a major flood stage and is at 16 feet. It's risen four feet in three hours.

Facebook posts about evacuations created chaos, but walking them back was safer than ignoring the warning signs.