This story has been updated to include information about additional roads being closed and roads reopening. Major ...

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 ...

The Trump administration this week is making a significant cut to staffing for the National Park Service. The Great Smoky ...

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

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 was ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

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

A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, the National Park Service announced. Ann Houghton was found dead on Sunday after being ...

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 ...