On Tuesday, October 14, the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, in collaboration with the Wildlife Center of Virginia, ...

Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, in collaboration with the Wildlife Center of Virginia, will be releasing a Bald Eagle at ...

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

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — The new state budget, signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, includes funding for more testing at Smith Mountain Lake and other inland waterways in Virginia. In the summer of ...

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.

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 ...