Due to a looming widespread federal government funding freeze, the National Park Service said it had to lay off over 2,000 ...

The body of Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered five days after she failed to return from an overnight hike in the park ...

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt ...

The body of a 73-year-old missing hiker was found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to officials.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park say they offer their condolences to her family and friends.” GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Great Smokey National Park launched a search operation for ...

Thursday afternoon, officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that Cades Cove Loop Road and Greenbrier Road had closed due to high waters.

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

Ann Houghton, 73, was reported missing on Feb. 1 after she failed to return home from her hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Jan. 28-29. A search mission was launched for Houghton ...

SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — UPDATE: Officials have confirmed the missing hiker, Ann Houghton, was found deceased in the Great ...

A hiker, who was reported missing, had been found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National ...

A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton, 73, was ...