Visitors have questions about the country’s most-visited national park amid the government shutdown. Here’s what’s open and ...

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger side of her front ...

With normal operations back in effect and furloughed staff beginning to return, how has the end of the government shutdown ...

The national park will remain mostly open to visitors despite the government shutdown, but visitors might notice cuts to some ...

America’s most visited national park, Great Smoky Mountains, saw more visitors last year than the next two parks combined, the Grand Canyon and Zion. Part of the reason is the location. Many people ...

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

Although just 45 miles from Gatlinburg, across the Tennessee line, Great Smoky Mountains National Park seems a world apart in ...

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

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

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