This image depicts an American Black Bear in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed Rich Mountain Road in Cades Cove after a visitor ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — UPDATE: The National Park Service reopened Rich Mountain Road after a month-long closure to give black bears in the area safe access to forage for necessary natural foods, the park ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are closing Rich Mountain Road in Cades Cove to all traffic. The closure started on Aug. 5, and will continue until further notice. A release from GSMNP ...

GATLINBURG Tenn. (WATE) — Rich Mountain Road in the Cades Cove area has been closed until further notice because of a close encounter between a visitor in their vehicle and a bear. According to ...

The National Park Service closed the Rich Mountain Road in the Cades Cove area as bears have been seen foraging for food. steverts/Getty Images Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed a park ...

Visitors have questions about the country’s most-visited national park amid the government shutdown. Here’s what’s open and ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WZTV) — A popular road in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is closed until further notice after Great Smokey Mountain National Park officials said a visitor encountered a bear in their vehicle ...

TENNESSEE, USA — A 2.0 magnitude earthquake was reported near Cades Cove Sunday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. Earthquakes that small are very common in East Tennessee and ...

Wildfires raging in East Tennessee forced emergency voluntary evacuations overnight in Blount County. The Townsend Area Volunteer Fire Department announced emergency evacuations of homes along Old ...