If you’re heading to the surrounding park area, here’s where to stay—from secluded cabins and riverside retreats, to a ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

NORTH CAROLINA (WLOS) — The Trump administration this week is making a significant cut to staffing for the National Park ...

A missing 73-year-old hiker from North Carolina was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, park officials said. Ann Houghton was found on Sunday about a quarter mile off ...

Ann Houghton was found dead Feb. 2, on one of her many explorations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which sprawls across a half-million acres of rugged, forested terrain in Western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, is one of the most-visited national ...

Houghton was a resident of Jackson County, North Carolina. Houghton volunteered at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 20 years. In 2022, Houghton was nominated for the National ...

A North Carolina woman who served as a volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park was found dead along a popular trail, the park says. Great Smoky Mountains National Park photo A North ...