CAROL. THANK YOU JANE. THIS TIME OF YEAR, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HITS TOURISM SEASON STRIDE. BUT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UNDERWAY, ONE POPULAR NATIONAL PARK COULD PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN. OUR PEYTON ...

Even as the federal government shutdown shows no sign of ending, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will continue to be fully operational for another 10 days thanks to more money from state and local ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) —Full operations have now resumed at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday morning, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. This comes after a ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The agreement to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open during the federal government shutdown has been extended as local governments are working to make sure ...

For the third time, state and local leaders will fund the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, keeping the nation’s most visited national park fully operational for a full two weeks this go-round. The ...

As the partial federal government shutdown passes the two-week mark, folks headed to Great Smoky Mountains National Park should know the popular park is still welcoming guests, including drivers just ...

A federal government shutdown has threatened access to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Outside funding from local governments and groups is keeping the park partially open, but only temporarily.

While the federal government shutdown has furloughed federal employees and canceled programs at national parks across the country, all programs and areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) ...

On this day (October 29) in 1937, Sonny Osborne was born in Thousandsticks, Kentucky. After learning to play the banjo as a child, he formed a group with his brother, Bobby Osborne. Together, the ...

From California to Colorado, one universal experience defines growing up in the American West. It’s not the wide-open skies. Or the deer and the antelope. It’s not even the lack of humidity, blissful ...

SALINA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Salina is still working to clean up a massive log jam on the Smoky Hill River, a mess left from June storms. Multiple heavy rain events caused tree debris to build up ...

A sideline scuffle at the end of the Mountain Vista-Valor Christian game took the football rivalry to a controversial level on Friday night. With 24 seconds left in the game, Mountain Vista assistant ...