Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

At least 12 staffers had been let go from the Smokies after the administration directed the National Park Service to fire 1,000 employees ... and vehicle-free days in Cades Cove have been postponed.

Fire crews in Polk County are battling a second wildfire in the Piney Mountain community as they continue to fight the Black ...

A Polk County wildfire, now being called the Black Cove Fire near Green River Cove Road, is at 110 acres and is 10% contained ...

The situation happened on a weekend earlier this month. Nicole Godoy said she was spending a Saturday with her family at Cades Cove. It was a hike and activity they had been doing for years and ...