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Tennessee Valley Authority released a statement Sunday saying they are managing record amounts of water from the French Broad, Nolichucky, and Pigeon Rivers flowing into Douglas Dam, holding that wate...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports historic storm damage to bridges and roadways in Upper East Tennessee, with the brunt of the impact on Washington, Carter, Unicoi, Johnson, Greene, a...

State transportation officials in Tennessee and North Carolina are urging people to avoid unnecessary travel in western North Carolina as over 300 roads, including areas along Interstate 40 and dozens...

(This story was updated 9:15pm Sunday, September 29, 2024 to reflect fatality and missing report) One flood-related fatality has been confirmed in Unicoi County and 47 remain missing there according t...

Tennessee's 43rd Governor, Winfield Dunn, passed away Saturday afternoon. He was 97. Dunn served as Governor from 1971 to 1975. Governor Bill Lee's Office said Dunn contributed to Tennessee's flourish...

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has established a hotline to coordinate reports of missing persons in the areas affected by the recent severe flooding impacting parts of East Tenness...

Updated at 3:38pm Saturday, September 28, 2024 On Friday, Governor Bill Lee declared a State of Emergency for Tennessee due to the severe weather and massive rainfall that occurred on Thursday and Fri...

Floods caused by Tropical Storm Helene forced over four dozen people to flee to the roof top of a hospital in East Tennessee where they subsequently became trapped for hours on Friday. Ambulances coul...

A 26-year-old male driver, who was wearing a seat belt, was reportedly not hurt after flipping his pickup truck Friday morning (9/27/24) in Cumberland County. It happened around 6am at the intersectio...

The Stone Memorial High School Panthers traveled to DeKalb County High School to play the Tigers in a Region 4 Class 4A game on Thursday. The Panthers picked up a 31-15 road win. SMHS improves to 4 an...