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.

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, ...

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, ...