The state agency in charge of testing water quality plans to take samples from Douglas Lake after the Tennessee Valley Authority removed a 4,000-foot floating boom designed to catch debris from ...

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and its contractor, the Tennessee Valley Authority, got more than they bargained for when they hosted an open house to answer questions about debris cleanup ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A “large field of floating debris” measuring around one square mile in size on Douglas Lake has prompted the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to issue a boating advisory.

The popular entry point for boating and fishing on Douglas Lake will be temporarily closed while damage caused by Hurricane ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority is telling the public to stay off Douglas Lake near Dandridge as it prepares to deploy a 4,000-foot floating barrier to catch a one-square-mile patch of debris from ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Bass fisherman in Tennessee may have to change their approach to what they catch and keep starting next year. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is accepting public ...

Debris torn from Western North Carolina and East Tennessee by flooding rivers largely dumped into one East Tennessee reservoir, and the cleanup of a hazardous debris field is taking the coordination ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Along the banks of Douglas Lake, there are old tires, empty beer bottles and a child's snorkel among at least 500,000 cubic yards of debris after Hurricane Helene hit East ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — Volunteers gathered at the Field of Dreams Activity Center in Dandridge to join the Tennessee Valley Authority's "Government and Community Coming Together" clean up event. "I want ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A bald eagle is on the road to recovery after being found by a boater on Douglas Lake. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) shared that a boater flagged down ...

The Leadvale Access Area on Douglas Lake is closed for repairs after Hurricane Helene damage, with restoration efforts ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man whose body was found along Douglas Lake earlier this month. On ...