The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain fully open and operational through Nov. 2 amid the federal government ...

What people driving through the country’s most-visited national park amid the shutdown need to know about roads, trails and ...

A nonprofit partner of the Smoky Mountain National Park announced they are extending funding assistance to keep the park open ...

Hiking the wilderness comes with risks and, among America's stunning natural parks, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

When the federal government shut down at midnight Oct. 1, there were a lot of questions, especially for Western North ...

Small towns near national parks are losing millions each day as the government shutdown forces reduced staffing and visitor uncertainty.

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 ...

Following a multi-day search, authorities found the body of a 21-year-old man in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service. The discovery was made days after Ryan ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – The Gatlinburg Bypass in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee is back open four days after a landslide closed a large section of the road. The national park announced ...

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE A MISSING MAN FROM TENNESSEE HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD. THEY SAY 21 YEAR OLD RYAN LAKES WAS LAST SEEN THURSDAY AT GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK NEAR ...

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 ...

Many federal agencies are stuck in a holding pattern as they wait to see how long the ongoing government shutdown could last now that it's well into Week 2. East Tennessee – home to McGhee ...