As staffing reductions across government agencies continues, the Valentine’s Day weekend marked the reduction of workers ...

Funding cuts at the national level will have a direct impact on the Great Smoky Mountains, said Jeff Hunter with the National Parks Conservation Association.

The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...

The superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway said that she expects to eventually hire seasonal workers, but in the mean time ...

Spring break is right around the corner, and for students without extravagant plans, here are some budget friendly spring ...

Are you looking for trip ideas to embrace the cold weather months? CoPilot compiled 10 drivable U.S. locations that are ideal ...

In Western North Carolina, a region devastated by Tropical Storm Helene and where the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and ...

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A hiker, who had been reported as missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday. Ann Houghton, 73, was reported missing on Saturday ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A hiker, who had been reported as missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday. Ann Houghton, 73, was reported missing on Saturday, February ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States. With over 1,500 bears living in the park, it presents excellent opportunities ...

The incident drew national ... park designation. With many already located in the western U.S., a study was commissioned to review potential sites elsewhere, such as the Great Smoky Mountains ...