It was late November 2016 when a pair of teens climbed the Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and started a fire that burned for days. Because of the elevation and ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) – Newly released documents from the National Park Service reveal new details about the initial discovery of the Chimney Tops II wildfire and matches that were believed to have ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has released photos showing the extent of growth in the Chimney Tops area following the 2016 wildfire that burned most of the area and ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) – Nearly three months have passed since the devastating wildfires in Sevier County that killed 14 people and caused nearly a billion dollars in damage. Two juveniles were ...

Things seem so still this fall. It’s been unusually warm, but not too dry. We’ve had some storm remnants from Irma and Nate. They blew down trees and knocked off some leaves, and then moved on.

A report issued by the National Park Service on Thursday gives a detailed timeline of the response by Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials to the Chimney Tops 2 fire after it started on ...

For more than 10 months, bright orange barriers have blocked the trail head to one of the most popular hikes inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Chimney Tops is typically one of the most ...

When the Chimney Tops 2 fire tore through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in November 2016, it forced a 10-month closure of one of the park's most popular hiking trails. The fire was first ...

The black-charred Chimney Tops poked poignantly into the bright blue sky last Saturday, our first day back into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after the biblical blaze that flew off the ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) – Newly released documents from the National Park Service reveal new details about the initial discovery of the Chimney Tops II wildfire and matches that were believed to have ...

When the Chimney Tops 2 fire tore through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in November 2016, it forced a 10-month closure of one of the park's most popular hiking trails. The fire was first ...