Not all snakes are dangerous, but it’s important to know which species you might encounter while swimming in these lakes and ...

People across East Tennessee are getting excited to spend Memorial Day outside and in the water. Here's how you can protect your health if you're headed to a lake.

Eastern Tennessee’s Ocoee River attracts over 250,000 visitors each year. Imagine the lasting economic benefits tourists will bring to Piney adjacent Spring City, ...

In East Tennessee, the rivers flow primarily through Cocke, Greene, Unicoi and Washington counties, though there also was extensive flooding in Carter, Hamblen, Hawkins and Johnson counties.

According to a post from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), Greg Ursin Jr. was fishing on the river with a captain from the Smoky Mountain Fishing Co. when he hooked a gar. This partic… ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — 11 out of the 16 documented turtle species in the Volunteer State can be found in and around East Tennessee. Whether you’re curious about what turtle is the… ...

River gauges monitored by the National Weather Service tell the story of overnight rainfall amounts across East Tennessee. Nearly six inches of rain fell in that area during the past 24 hours ...

Tennessee is in two seismic zones: the East Tennessee zone and the New Madrid zone. There were 177 earthquakes in Tennessee in 2024, according to USGS data . Ten of those were 2.5 magnitude or higher.

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee has a new state record for cutthroat trout, and the massive fish was caught by a 10-year-old on the Holston River. According to the Tennessee Wildlif… ...

Three rivers in particular carried a surge of floodwater from western North Carolina to East Tennessee – the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon rivers. The hard-hit town of Erwin sits on the ...