Bagpipes, kilts, and battle-axes returned to Townsend May 17 and 18 for the 43rd Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Games. Sweeping ICE Arrests in Blow to Immigration Crisis See the first new dire ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Beginning in June, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting programs once a month featuring American Sign Language interpreters. The programs will run ...

With 816 square miles spanning across North Carolina and Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the USA with 10.7 million people visiting in 2015.

To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The two women, both in their seventies, have grown up in and around the Smokies’ 522,000 acres. “I love peace and solitude ...

The synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park put on a dazzling light show every year. Peak viewing for the natural spectacle begins May 29 near Elkmont Campground.

If you're looking for a mountain adventure to get some fresh air or just beat the summer heat, it's hard to beat the region in far western North Carolina. You'll find the world-famous Smoky ...

Consider a detour to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a truly enchanting Southwestern vibe with its adobe architecture and vibrant art scene ... exploring the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and ...

Foothills Parkway has been reopened with no damage reported after being closed for inspection following a 4.1 magnitude earthquake, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said. RELATED ...

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A group of citizens in Mountain City is voicing its opposition to a future Bitcoin mining facility. Nevada-based Clean Spark, one of the nation’s largest Bitcoin ...

Smokey Robinson is known as the King of Motown, but who is his queen? Smokey Joe shot up to celebrity status after he formed the group The Miracles, which is best known for its hits “The Tracks ...

Organizer Ty Shute said celebrities “rave about how beautiful” the region is. “Just this week,” he said. “And from what we understand from the locals, the hotels, the restaurants, all ...