Residents downstream of two North Carolina dams were evacuated ... “EMERGENCY UPDATE: THE WATERVILLE DAM HAS SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. EVACUATION ALL OF DOWNTOWN NEWPORT IMMEDIATELY ...

there are over 6,000 dams in North Carolina and less than half of them are regulated by the state. Over 1,500 dams have a high hazard potential, which means a dam breach or failure would involve ...

Before any vehicles can traverse the bridge, Floyd County must undertake a crucial two-step process. First, the county needs to remove what remains of the dam—a task that is expected ...