Near the border between North Carolina and Tennessee lies a small town that's a perfect place to explore the Smoky Mountains ...

More than 30 apple trees persist on The Purchase at the national park. They're more than 125 years old, and their DNA is ...

While some roads remain closed for the winter, with Christmas approaching, the reopening of these key routes is good news for ...

Newfound Gap Road is set to close late Dec. 4 as winter weather rolls through East Tennessee. Here's when and what the ...

There are plenty of experiences to have in the most visited national park in the country, but taking a cruise through the ...

Unlike a lot of what’s happened during the shutdown, there is some precedent for how reimbursement could work.

US 441, commonly known as Newfound Gap Road, will be closing due to forecasted weather at 8 p.m. Currently, it is the only ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (WVLT) - Native freshwater mussel species are beginning to return to a creek in the Great ...

Rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park safely rescued a young black bear using a backhoe and teamwork after it became trapped by onlookers.

A young black bear was rescued from a steep bank in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in October after onlookers formed a "bear jam." ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park staffers who had been furloughed have returned to work, but the shutdown's effects are still being assessed.

Acting chief Charles Sellars is out while the federal government shutdown continues. A group is keeping the park open with ...