A hiker was found on the Den Ridge Trail east of Gatlinburg. Crew members hoisted the hiker into a helicopter.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The federal government shutdown is affecting East Tennessee’s biggest tourism draw. Several areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be inaccessible to the ...

Near the border between North Carolina and Tennessee lies a small town that's a perfect place to explore the Smoky Mountains ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Friends of the Smokies announced it and other agencies are providing funding to ensure the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can continue to stay open during the ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Newfound Gap Road/U.S. Route 441 closed on August 2 after a heavy rainfall washed away a portion of the road. The road reopened on the North Carolina side the next ...

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

NORRIS, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee provided additional insight into the Tennessee National Guard’s recently announced partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after ...

Hundreds of miles of trails snake through mountain balds, valleys, waterfalls and backcountry in more than half a million East Tennessee acres. Centuries ago, the people who lived on that land were ...