After more than a year, a popular waterfall that brought travelers to the Tellico Plains area has been closed as crews worked on a new bridge. Bald River Falls is preparing to reopen soon, bringing ...

Knoxville's mountainous skyline is covered in a hazy layer of smoke Wednesday, March 12. Air quality in the region is considered unhealthy for "sensitive groups," according to the Knox County ...

The county is using service roads within the Cherokee National Forest as a new tourist spot. The roads are known by locals ...

Monroe County Mayor Mitch Ingram said the fires burned 267 acres altogether, but they are now all under control.

Evacuation orders have been lifted after wildfires were deemed under control in Monroe County Wednesday morning. According to Monroe County Mayor Mitch Ingram, one home was lost in the fire, and ...

It is wildfire season in East Tennessee. The dry, windy conditions have kindled several fires across the regio n, including ...

EMA officials said that people from 70 homes were evacuated. “Several structures have been impacted by the wildfires, but we ...

Local fire departments and the Tennessee National Guard are fighting several wildfires in Sevier County, near Gatlinburg, as well as near Tellico Plains in Monroe County and Mountain City.

Things are slowly getting back to normal in one east Tennessee county after a stressful 24 hours.As of Wednesday evening, ...

A wildfire in Tellico Plains, Tennessee has prompted evacuations in Monroe County.Monroe County officials are partnering with McMinn County in their containmen ...

While efforts continue to contain a 100-acre wildfire near Tellico Plains, another blaze in Monroe County is causing additional evacuations.