State officers are investigating after a boat capsized on Fontana Lake July 27, causing a 1-year-old to drown, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Around 5 p.m. July 27, a ...

TWO SWAIN COUNTY, NOW WHERE AUTHORITIES SAY A BOAT CAPSIZED SATURDAY, LEAVING A ONE YEAR OLD BOY DEAD. IT HAPPENED ON FONTANA LAKE BETWEEN CABLE COVE AND FONTANA DAM WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Update (9/28): The National Park Service said crews have fully contained a backcountry fire along Fontana Lake. Firefighters said they will continue monitoring the fire through the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that firefighters recently contained a wildfire that started near backcountry campsite 87 on Fontana Lake’s shore.

The bodies of two men who disappeared Aug. 10 on Fontana Lake were recovered Aug. 11, according to the Swain County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. The victims were identified as Daniel Enrigoez, 19, ...

Water levels are still so high in some parts of TVA's water system from recent precipitation that the utility giant is spilling water. At Fontana Lake, TVA plans to release 7,900 cubic feet of water, ...

GRAHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina family and a group of campers were enjoying a day on Fontana Lake when a rattlesnake swam onto the swim platform of the family's boat. Wayne Robbins said the ...

There are many ghost towns and forgotten places hidden in the rolling, ancient North Carolina mountains. Decaying homes from decades past can be found along many twisted hiking paths – ghost towns in ...