Without changes to the plan to rebuild I-40 after Hurricane Helene, the Safe Passage coalition fears it means a long-term ...

A project to save a popular fishing spot will be finished this year, with water levels expected to return to normal by 2027.

Rebuilding a section of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge will take tons of rock, and now the N.C. Department of Transportation has a pretty good idea where it will come from. NCDOT ...

Company continues cleanup in Cheboygan County wetlands after 221 barrels of crude, brine and condensate leaked from flowline in April 2025.

The rebuilding of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge is now expected to cost $2 billion.

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

Lambda Energy has revealed that an oil spill in the Pigeon River County State Forest in April was significantly larger than ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee said that they have been testing the Pigeon River for the presence of E. coli every week. Last month marked the first time in three years ...

Like many Americans, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg saw pictures of what the remnants of Hurricane Helene did to Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge. On Thursday ...