While many businesses are open with regular hours on Christmas Eve, several will remain open with some having ...

You've settled on a trip to Gatlinburg for your getaway -- the fun downtown, the Smoky Mountains -- but you're not sure where to stay? Here's a helpful guide.

The 50th annual Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade lit up downtown Gatlinburg on Friday, December 5, 2025, bringing joy, ...

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GATLINBURG, Tenn (WTVD) -- A rider was hospitalized Monday after being flung from the cart and striking the track of a popular mountain roller coaster in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The incident report ...

It's the holiday season, and there's few places better to be than East Tennessee, according to HGTV. The lifestyle television network ranked the 50 best small towns to visit this Christmas in the ...

During spring and summer, it's not uncommon to see a bear in Gatlinburg. Not just up in the Great Smoky Mountains, but on the city streets and sidewalks as well. Bears have been spotted frequently in ...

This summer has been beary busy so far, and not in a good way. Recent black bear encounters in the Smokies have resulted in viral videos and ultimately the euthanasia of at least 13 bears. Black bear ...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! became Ripley's Bear-lieve It or Not! on Nov. 21 after a black bear was spotted on a Gatlinburg ...

The devastating wildfires that struck this week in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, could not have been stopped, experts say. Sudden winds reaching near-hurricane force caught people off guard, separated them ...