Multiple agencies responded to a missing persons report around 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 3. The person was last seen in the ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Officials say a 75-year-old man is dead following a drowning incident at Smith Mountain Lake.

A drowning at Smith Mountain Lake claimed the life of a 75-year-old Rockingham County man on Thursday night. Tom Stenson, of ...

Safety concerns heighten at Smith Mountain Lake following holiday tragedy. (Credit: Rachel Tillapaugh/WSET) After a long ...

After an extensive search of the area, a body was located in the water, removed and pronounced deceased. The victim has been ...

After an extensive search of the area a body was located in the water, removed and pronounced deceased. The victim has been ...

The Smith Mountain Dam was built by Appalachian Power. Construction began back in 1960 for hydroelectricity.

Boaters should avoid the intake side of Smith Mountain Dam, according to Appalachian Power. Teresa Hamilton Hall, a company official, said that high winds and waves on Friday night broke the ...

Appalachian Power Co. created Smith Mountain Lake to generate electricity. But the lake, which reached full pond 50 years ago Monday, has generated far more.

Floating boat barrier at Smith Mountain Dam fixed ... The forebay is between Bedford and Pittsylvania county sides of the 800-foot-wide Smith Mountain gap.

Penn Hall, one of the last major tracts of land still owned by Appalachian Power Co. at Smith Mountain Lake, will be going up for sale later this year. The entire 356 acres of the property ...