Duke's map shows that after a dam break in a heavy storm - the worst-case scenario - a flood of coal ash would arrive in the cove in about five minutes. Within a half-hour, ash-laden water would ...

Duke Energy set to install new warning signs along Dan River after a family of nine went over dam leaving 4 dead, including a 7-year-old, and a pregnant woman missing.. More ...

Environmental groups say they will sue Duke Energy for not telling the public what would happen if any of its dozens of coal ash dams fail. Duke’s 31 North Carolina coal ash basins hold 111 ...

Four people died and one is missing after family went over a dam while tubing in the Dan River in North Carolina. Duke says it will put up larger warning signs.

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North Carolina Highway 73 (NC 73) makes its way into Mecklenburg County downstream of the Cowans Ford Dam between Lake Norman and Mountain Island Lake, as captured on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Four people died and one is missing after family went over a dam while tubing in the Dan River in North Carolina. Duke says it will put up larger warning signs.

Duke Energy installs new warning signs along Dan River near dam following deadly tubing accident A family of nine went tubing Wednesday night. Four survived after a harrowing 19 hours in the water.

The Duke Energy dam, which is about 8-feet tall, is a smaller “impoundment dam” rather than a hydroelectric dam with turbines, McClatchy previously reported.

Now, Duke Energy says it will be installing new, larger warning signs near the dam following the deadly accident. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said there are currently warning signs ...