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 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 ...

Due to flooding from Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains and parts of Tennessee, TWRA is issuing a boating safety advisory for Douglas Lake. A large field of floating debris has ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A bald eagle is on the road to recovery after being found by a boater on Douglas Lake. An exam revealed that the eagle had a broken wing that healed incorrectly. The TWRA ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The impact of Hurricane Helene has been evident throughout East Tennessee lakes and rivers, and the Tennessee Valley Authority said the region is seeing lots of water flowing from ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Officials recovered the body of a Sevierville man from Douglas Lake after receiving reports of a drowning. Around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Yoser G. Rojas Valverde, 44, ...

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is lifting a boating safety advisory for Douglas Lake that has been in place for several months following flooding from Hurricane Helene. The large field of ...

The identity has been released of a missing fisherman whose was found in Douglas Lake Thursday afternoon. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says Paul Allen Irwin, 72, of Dandridge, died after he ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — This week, Dandridge leaders approved a $89,000 construction bid that will launch a brand new greenway walking trail project along Douglas Lake. The greenway walking trail is ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — A 4-year-old child has been seriously injured after being struck by a boat propeller during a boating incident on Douglas lake on Sunday afternoon, according to the Tennessee ...