The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to monitor their populations.

The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee are the tallest mountains in the Appalachian chain, hosting the world's greatest diversity of plant, animal, and insect life of any region in a ...

Dollywood, the world-famous theme park in the Smoky Mountains region, is a paradise for children of all ages. With rides ranging from the thrilling Thunderhead wooden coaster to the gentle Village ...

A winter storm brought several inches of snow in the Great Smoky Mountains. Drivers should be prepared for closures and ...

The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter ...

Some of that snow was already on the ground when an arctic air brought record-setting cold to the mountains along the ...

If you've found your way to Townsend, nestled on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains, you're already privy to ...

Extreme cold combined with wind can cause the human body to lose heat at a faster rate, enhancing the risk of frostbite and hypothermia, the NWS says. Frostbite occurs when skin and the tissues ...

A winter getaway to the Smoky Mountains sounds like the perfect way ... up to one tenth of an inch are expected throughout the region, according to the National Weather Service, with higher ...

While Great Smoky Mountains sits between Tennessee and North Carolina, the air pollution that plagues the park comes from facilities across the Southeast region and even as far away as Illinois, ...