Smith Mountain Lake in Franklin County, Virginia. (Photo by Casey Johnson/Getty Images) A Franklin County jury has awarded $750,000 in damages to two families who were evicted from a Smith Mountain ...

(WSET) — A Franklin County landlord is paying the price after evicting two families from her lakefront rental property, after learning one of them was Black. A jury awarded those two families hundreds ...

Two families have been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in a landmark case after a jury found the owner of Lazy Cove Campground in Smith Mountain Lake discriminated against them based on race.

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — Smith Mountain Lake State Park has been named the second-best lake beach in the country! The 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards have named Smith Mountain ...

An 18-year-old man was killed while two others were injured after they jumped into a lake with electric current in the water over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, WABJ reported. Jesse Hamric, 18, ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Smith Mountain Lake is gearing up for a busy summer as folks come from near and far for a good time. Two years ago, though, harmful algal blooms put a wrinkle into that ...

PENHOOK — Like a siren’s magnetic sound, jangly, rollicking versions of classic gospel tunes echo off the shores of Smith Mountain Lake and into its southern reaches. And soon, sure enough, the boats ...

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center and the Wildlife Center of Virginia will be releasing a rehabilitated Bald Eagle after over a month of care. The release will take place on Tuesday, October 14, ...

The master plan for the 10-plus-acre Sweet Water R.V. Park includes six tent sites; 18 RV sites; a camp store, which would not sell alcohol; and recreation amenities. The camp store also would house ...

Lake Tahoe is world-renowned for its stunning views, four distinct seasons of incredible outdoor activities, and crystal-clear sapphire waters. Despite being 2,500 miles away, central Virginia boasts ...

A bald eagle found injured in Franklin County, and successfully rehabbed at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, is going to be ...

A bald eagle took flight for the first time Tuesday after being injured in a fierce fight. The eagle came to Southwest ...