Capitol Reef National Park offers some of the darkest skies in the U.S., making it an exceptional spot for stargazing. The park’s remote location and the nearby Dark Sky Community of Torrey protect it ...

The thought crossed my mind as I struggled to find a foothold while clinging to the loose chain-link railing. We were 15 minutes into a late-September, 1,488-foot ascent of Zion National Park’s Angels ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. – Rose Senehi made her way along the gravel path to a spot where three wicker rocking chairs perched on a jagged bluff above the Rocky Broad River. The 87-year-old author has spent ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (WTVD) -- One of the mountain towns hit hardest by Hurricane Helene is finally welcoming back visitors one year later. Chimney Rock, a popular tourist destination in Western North ...

LAKE LURE, NC (WSPA) – The allure of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock brought tens of thousands of tourists to western North Carolina every year for decades. While Helene left both places in shambles, in a ...

The allure of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock brought tens of thousands of tourists to western North Carolina every year for decades. While Helene left both places in shambles, in a matter of days, it didn ...

One man in Chimney Rock says bears have been coming onto his property since the storm, after their food sources were washed into his neighborhood. OH, I SAW IT ALL HAPPEN THE DAY HELENE HIT REMAINS ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. – When Hurricane Helene turned rivers and streams into deadly walls of water across western North Carolina one year ago, 100% of Duke Energy personnel were involved in restoring ...

Media release provided by North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and N.C. State Parks announced today that ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A popular west Houston food truck park has been closed after a series of complaints about noise and crime. Councilman Edward Pollard had threatened to have the Galleria Food ...

The village of Chimney Rock has been one of the many places devastated by Tropical Storm Helene. The once-thriving riverside tourist community in Rutherford County now lays under a thick layer of mud ...

Washington — The National Park Service will furlough more than half of its workforce during the government shutdown, but will keep trails, open-air memorials and other areas at least partially open to ...