HARTFORD, Tenn. (AP) — Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky ...

6/19/25 12:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am CT Update: While this closure is in the same area of I-40 damaged during Hurricane Helene, the damage *is not* as extensive. Crews are working to clean large amounts ...

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains with engineers ...

At Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park, which doesn't charge an entrance fee, that means visitors on June 19 will not have to buy parking passes that day, which are normally required to park for ...

She’s studied insects at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for around 20 years. Starting in March, the park service uses daily minimum and maximum temperatures to calculate when peak season ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park synchronous firefly viewing opportunity is typically an eight-night event in late May or early June, according to the park's website.

A mountain chalet at the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains has come to market asking $6.5 million in western North Carolina. The five-bedroom home is located on Asgi Trail in Maggie Valley, a ...

All roads lead to local artists during the Hawk Mountain Arts Tour to be held on June 7 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Courtesy of Hawk Mountain Arts Tour) The tour includes more than 40 artists and ...

The 43rd Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Games will be held in Townsend, Tennessee on May 17 and 18, featuring clans, competitions, Scotch tasting, and performers from across the country.

This unique campground sits at the foot of Mount LeConte and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can choose to stay in a luxury tree house, a European safari tent or a 1960s retro camper.

A Tennessee rescue team is working to help an injured hiker near the Alum Cave Trailhead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Here's what we know.

On the third weekend of May, May 17-18, the ancient beat of Scottish drums will echo in the mountains once again, calling clans and families home for the annual Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and ...