A 6,643-foot peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been renamed “Kuwohi,” which means “mulberry place” in the ...

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains ...

Firefighters have overcome challenges to reduce the threat from the fire that has been slowly burning in a remote area for nearly a month.

Flint Gap Fire in the Great Smoky Mountains is now 75% contained, with crews downsizing due to reduced threat.

Firefighters hiked into the fire and continued to safely secure the perimeter and put out hot spots this weekend.

America’s most visited national park is undergoing a name change. The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is officially reverting to its ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the park service to become the CEO and president of the Yosemite Conservancy in San Francisco. He will leave the park in ...

Superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, said in a statement. “The Cherokee People have had strong connections to Kuwohi and the surrounding area, long before the land became a ...

A hiker stops to enjoy a view of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park while walking the Cades Cove Loop during car-free Wednesdays on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. / Brianna Paciorka ...

Jason Sponseller/Shutterstock Out with the old, in with the new as they say. Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced ...