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 ...

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

But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, closing some roads and possibly causing ...

A winter storm could drop 1-3 inches of snow in East Tennessee, but meteorologists are uncertain about exact totals.

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on ...

Federal cuts to the National Park Service and United States Forest Service could impact East Tennessee — especially at the most visited national park in the country. The Great Smoky Mountains National ...

The body of Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered five days after she failed to return from an overnight hike in the park ...

Visitors and students planning to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the coming months may face unprecedented ...

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt trails, unclean bathrooms and fewer park rangers. The National Park Service ...

Here’s what visitors should be prepared for as the National Park Service burns 1,400 acres of Cades Cove - and why the park ...