For the third time, state and local leaders will fund the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, keeping the nation’s most visited national park fully operational for a full two weeks this go-round. The ...

As the partial federal government shutdown passes the two-week mark, folks headed to Great Smoky Mountains National Park should know the popular park is still welcoming guests, including drivers just ...

This guy set up a slackline at a park with some mattresses underneath. He then bounced up and down performing various flips and tricks. ‘Second Amendment auditors’ walking Florida roads with AR-15 and ...

CAROL. THANK YOU JANE. THIS TIME OF YEAR, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HITS TOURISM SEASON STRIDE. BUT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UNDERWAY, ONE POPULAR NATIONAL PARK COULD PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN. OUR PEYTON ...

A sideline scuffle at the end of the Mountain Vista-Valor Christian game took the football rivalry to a controversial level on Friday night. With 24 seconds left in the game, Mountain Vista assistant ...

CROWD CONTROL MEASURES ARE IN PLACE. ONE OF THE WAYS THEY’RE TRYING TO MANAGE THE CROWDS HERE AT ARTIST BLUFF IS BY DOING A ONE WAY LOOP UP TO THE LOOKOUT. WE’RE GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT TO SEE HOW ...

Now, many are holding out hope that they can come up with a general agreement over logging, grazing, mining and conservation across nearly 5 million acres of this highly diverse ecoregion in Northeast ...

A federal government shutdown has cut off services at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Restrooms will remain open and trash collection will continue as they are considered essential services.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Gatlinburg Bypass in Tennessee remains closed as crews continue cleanup following a significant landslide on Sept. 27, the National Parks Service announced ...

A group of resourceful mountain bikers came across a hiker who was missing for two days in the rugged Idaho wilderness and brought her to safety last month, authorities said. Heather Wayment, 46, was ...

The Gatlinburg Bypass in Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopened Sept. 30 after a significant landslide covered the scenic road in debris, temporarily closing the roadway over the weekend. The ...

COUNTRY AND WORLD TO CHECK OUT THE FOLIAGE. IT’S MY FAVORITE PART OF NEW ENGLAND. I LOVE TO COME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE EVERY FALL. ETHEL AND RAY BROWN TRAVEL FROM TENNESSEE TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. WE HAVE ...