The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...

As staffing reductions across government agencies continues, the Valentine’s Day weekend marked the reduction of workers ...

A winter storm could drop 1-3 inches of snow in East Tennessee, but meteorologists are uncertain about exact totals.

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on ...

Ann Houghton, a 73-year-old hiker, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after going missing over the weekend.

Federal cuts to the National Park Service and United States Forest Service could impact East Tennessee — especially at the most visited national park in the country. The Great Smoky Mountains National ...

A missing 73-year-old North Carolina hiker was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, park officials said.

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

But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, closing some roads and possibly causing ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park ...

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt trails, unclean bathrooms and fewer park rangers. The National Park Service ...