WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced on Tuesday, Jan. 15 that he will return to his home state of Colorado, having fulfilled his promise to President Obama to serve four years as Secretary. Secretary Salazar has informed President Obama that he...

The first assessment of the landslide which occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 16 the in Great Smoky Mountains National Park along Newfound Gap Road in North Carolina shows that the landslide is approximately 90,000 cubic yards of material or 350-400 feet. It is around the...

  At 2:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers were notified of a two vehicle accident on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) just north of Collins Creek Picnic Area in North Carolina. The accident involved a 4-door Chrysler SUV which...

An overdue male hiker, approximately 50 years of age, was discovered deceased at Tricorner Knob Shelter in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Park Rangers early Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 16. The name of the hiker is being withheld pending positive...

High rains that began on Sunday, Jan. 13 and have lasted several days have caused many areas in and around Cherokee to flood.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) due to a landslide which undercut the road near mile marker 22 between Collins Creeks and Webb Overlook at 9:40 am on Wednesday, Jan. 16. The slide is estimated to be a 200 foot section of...

High rains since Sunday, Jan. 13 have caused the Oconaluftee River to flood in places throughout Cherokee.  (ELVIA WALKINGSTICK/One Feather) For more photos of the flooding: [album id=254 template=extend]