Just four rangers bear the responsibility of patrolling 850 miles of hiking trails and monitoring more than 100 backcountry ...

If your passport’s been itching for its next stamp, 2025 is the year to give it a satisfying scratch. The travel world is buzzing with fresh energy, and we’ve rounded up 16 destinations begging to be ...

Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Sevierville isn’t just Dolly Parton’s hometown – it’s becoming the worst-kept secret for budget-conscious retirees looking to make their Social ...

Officials in Gatlinburg, Tenn., warn that humans should always keep at least 150 feet between themselves and a wild bear ...

From left, Dustin Hagen, Chelsea DuVall, Samantha Lane, Riordan Banks, Nicolette Boillotat, Neftali Benitez, Logan Hannigan and Brynoch Rammell in Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol. The ...

CACHE, Okla. (KSWO) - The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge will temporarily close parts of its public use area to conduct controlled hunts. Refuge officials, working with the Oklahoma Department of ...

Local conservation group Keep Routt Wild has submitted detailed comments on the proposed Stagecoach Mountain Ranch development, calling for robust scientific review and ongoing community engagement ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are investigating the illegal killing of a female mountain lion near the group campsites at Gunnison City Mountain Park in Taylor Canyon north of Gunnison. CPW ...

GUNNISON, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife are searching for information on what they call the illegal killing of a female mountain lion. They said the lion’s body was left in Taylor Canyon, ...

A mountain lion was spotted in a residential neighborhood just north of the Civic Center in recent weeks, near the intersection of North Viewpoint Drive and Spouse Drive. Town officials cautioned ...

Tucked between the misty peaks of the Smoky Mountains sits a bargain hunter’s nirvana where credit cards don’t melt—they just warm up slightly while shopping bags multiply like rabbits. The Pigeon ...