It's a beautiful time of year of taking a boat out on the waters at Smith Mountain Lake but volunteer rescuers stress the importance of safety before hitting the waters.

Some lake users say more can be done to keep the lake close to full pool, but dam operator says sacrifices are necessary.

Increased patrols, safety tips set for busy July 4th at Smith Mountain Lake. (Credit: Rachel Tillapaugh) One of the big ...

OK, it is summertime now. It was dry, it was sunny, it was humid, and it was hot! Well into the 90s even up here in the mountains.

An NBC 10 viewer has a question for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management about the Echo Lake Campground in ...

Visitors can fish, swim, paddle or soak in a hot spring at Pauline and East lakes in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Central Oregon.

Opinion: EKI, CSKT and the federal regulators need to take two additional simple proactive steps to ensure the lake level is ...

Enormous Lake Geneva is surrounded by mountains. On its north shore, the tiny Lavaux area of steeply terraced vineyards and ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The body of the last person missing from a boat that capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a sudden and powerful weekend thunderstorm was found Monday, bringing ...

The body of the last person missing from a boat that capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a sudden and powerful weekend thunderstorm has been found, bringing the death toll to eight. The ...

Officials say six people were confirmed dead and two others were missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California. The U.S. Coast Guard and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office ...