It was about 10:30 pm, the darkness so inky you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The leafy boughs of late-spring ...

Applications for the annual Tremont Writers Conference will be accepted through May 15. The conference will be held Oct.

From blue-light fireflies to synchronous light shows, these are the best places in Appalachia to see fireflies each summer.

On March 18, 1976, a 1974 Chevy Station Wagon was found abandoned in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The suspicious ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A hiker, who had been reported as missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday. Ann Houghton, 73, was reported missing on Saturday, February ...

A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, the National Park Service announced. Ann Houghton was found dead on Sunday after being ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States.

A nearly 6,000-year-old forest is once again seeing daylight after millennia hidden under ice in the Rocky Mountains. A team of scientists from Montana State University, the U.S. Geological ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. — If you've found your way to Townsend, nestled on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains, you're already privy to beautiful scenery and an outstanding array of outdoor ...

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic landscapes and climate change. Melting ice high up in the Rocky Mountains ...

But this famous peak pales in comparison to two secret mountains, which are more than 100 times taller than Everest's 8,800-metre summit, scientists have discovered. Reaching heights of around ...

LIMESTONE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A single-vehicle wreck in Limestone County has claimed the life of an Elkmont man. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported that on Sunday 49-year-old William Ouellette ...