ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report, one person died on Wednesday after a car crashed into Watauga Lake. The report said a 2008 Mazda M6 ran off the left side ...

BUTLER, Tenn. (WJHL) – An organization named ‘Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful’ hosted a cleanup at Watauga Lake, where volunteers helped pick up trash and debris along the shoreline. The cleanup at ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. - Heavy spring rains have created record-breaking water levels at Watauga Lake. That surge in water is spilling into local campsites and recreation areas. Albert Thomas is proud ...

CARTER COUNTY, TN (WJHL) – A woman is dead after an incident at Watauga Lake. Sheriff Dexter Lunceford tells News Channel 11 that a car was found submerged in 15 feet of water near the Shook Branch ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — College anglers will head to Watauga Lake this fall to compete for a chance to appear in the 2026 Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville. B.A.S.S., the Bass Anglers Sportman ...

Press release from the The Conservation Fund: Today the U.S. Forest Service, The Conservation Fund and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) announced the protection of 20 acres near Cherokee ...

UNICOI — U.S. Forest Service officials at the Cherokee National Forest have temporarily closed Shook Branch Swim Area on Watauga Lake at Highway 321 near Hampton. Rising lake levels have flooded the ...

When thinking of Appalachia, an image of alpine wilderness in the Southeast comes to mind, but at 2,000 miles long, the Appalachian Mountains are an incredibly vast mountain range that rises in Canada ...

Authorities have identified a North Carolina man who died trying to save a dog that jumped off a boat into a Tennessee lake.Eric Jordan, 52, jumped into Watauga Lake near Hampton on Friday evening, ...

Memorial Day at Boone Lake: rain and low levels leave marinas quieter than usual Off-and-on rain, combined with low water levels made this Memorial Day look different at Boone Lake.News Five visited ...