The highest point in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a new name. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names agreed ...

T he highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, has officially returned to its Cherokee ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.

This Small Town in North Carolina Has Fewer Than 1,500 Residents — and It's Called the 'Outdoor Adventure Capital of the ...

Tips on how to enjoy the fall foliage that draws a large number of visitors to an already popular Great Smoky Mountains ...

Kelly, who moved from Utah to Minnesota says “political atmosphere was the top reason we left.” Holly in Salt Lake City says ...

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Thomas Weber is a professor of history and international affairs at the University of Aberdeen and a visiting fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

A mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy during a family picnic over the holiday weekend in Los Angeles County, according to state wildlife officials. A family of at least six adults and a few ...

Firefighters battling a California wildfire that has burned through more than 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) of the high Sierra made significant progress slowing its growth on Wednesday ...

A 17-acre wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Hannah Mountain was caused by lightning, according to the National Park Service. Fires caused by lightning are rare in the ...