The U.S. government has shut down after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach an agreement by Wednesday’s deadline. The Blue Ridge Parkway was still open on Wednesday, Channel 9’s Dave ...

Just in time for Labor Day sightseers and nature seekers, another piece of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened, for an unobstructed, 85-mile drive from Asheville south to Cherokee. Following the ...

Visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway can now drive through the High Country without encountering closed sections. Some stretches had been shuttered for scheduled maintenance. There were concerns they ...

County governments along the Blue Ridge Parkway have unanimously adopted resolutions supporting increased funding for repairs ...

For the past year, the Blue Ridge Parkway has been on the road to recovery. In September 2024, Tropical Storm Helene slammed into Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, causing immense damage to ...

Blue Ridge Rising earned the Public Lands Alliance’s 2025 Outstanding Public Engagement Award. The Foundation is partnering with Friends of Southwest Virginia, based in Abingdon, Va., to implement the ...

BEAVER DAM GAP - With 90% of the Blue Ridge Parkway restored since it was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene last year, National Park Service and federal highway officials celebrated its reopening on ...