Gatlinburg, TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – “I wanna rock and roll all night.”. Fans of the popular music genre, Rock n’ Roll, are in for a treat at this year’s Monsters on the Mountain Music Festival. This 3-day rock experience will begin on Friday, August 19 and run...

When you’re driving through the windy, mountainous roads of the Great Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, there’s typically only two things you have to worry about…. One, car sickness…since the roads are carved out like a snake through the mountains, and two, the wildlife sprinting right out in...

An Alabama family vacationing in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, wound up entertaining an unexpected visitor earlier this month. McKinley Sellers Poe told WVLT that she and her family were headed out to a pirate show on August 5 when her father-in-law spotted a young bear. "It walked right up to the patio...

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 235 (231 new cases, -22% change from previous week) - Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,415 (32,830 total cases) --- 1.7% more cases per 100k residents than Tennessee - Cumulative deaths per 100k: 436 (428 total deaths) --- 9.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Tennessee - Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.0% (50,148 fully vaccinated)

This much-loved mountain town in eastern Tennessee is a gateway to the Smoky Mountains and a trendy vacation destination all in one. Here you can visit the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park, hike the Appalachian Trail, raft in the Little Pigeon River and ski at Ober Gatlinburg. You’ll also find bears and other wildlife such as elk, coyotes and the spectacular synchronous fireflies display at the park in late May and early June.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - There is pickin’ and paintn’ at the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival this weekend, with headline guest Larry Gatlin. The music is all weekend in downtown Gatlinburg and features music at nine different venues both Friday and Saturday. Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival will take place Aug. 18-21...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Cherokee Indian Police Department arrested and charged two men for possession of a drug police say is 20 times stronger than fentanyl. According to the department, on Wednesday morning the narcotics team initiated a search at a home on Sam Brady Road in the Birdtown community for suspected drug activity.

Looking for a new way to see the Smokies? The Great Smoky Mountain Hot Air Balloon Festival is taking visitors to some tethered heights.

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Some of the most rare Bibles you’ll find anywhere in the world are now in Pigeon Forge at the new Tennessee Bible Museum. Gene Albert gained a collection of Bibles for years and for the Jones family visiting Pigeon forge from Michigan, it was interesting to know more about how the scriptures were translated.

The LeConte Lodge is accepting requests to stay at the lodge during the 2023 season. Written requests submitted by fax, email, US mail or online form will be accepted through 4:00 pm EDT, Monday, September 26, 2022.

Some changes are coming to a popular national park in Tennessee. Beginning March 2023, visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have to buy a parking pass. The new parking fees are $5 per day, $15 for a week, or $40 annually. Park Superintendent Cassius Cash said in a...

A Silver Alert was issued for Claudene Whaley, 76, on August 8 by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Knoxville Chief of Police announces creation of use …. Smoky Mountain Minute: Staying S.M.A.R.T. in the …. U.S. officials visit Oak Ridge National Laboratory. SSG Ryan Knauss honored at Gibbs High School...

During the middle of a Townsend resident addressing the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 16, a reportedly 400-pound black bear was a few steps away from the front doors of city hall. Commissioner Don Stallions called a pause and pointed police officers to the front of the building. As the large crowd erupted into chatter, officers quickly paced out the door followed by one of the local residents. Before...

Gatlinburg is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and hosts millions of tourists every year. The city is thriving economically and the cost of living is 13% below the national average, but Gatlinburg also has a problem: hundreds of job vacancies.

Investigators and search teams are continuing to look for missing Gatlinburg woman Claudene Whaley, who is at the center of a TBI Silver Alert and has been missing for more than a week. WATE Midday News.

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Sevierville police officials said if you drink and drive, be ready to pay the cost. They started a holiday enforcement campaign Wednesday. Sgt. Caleb Brien and his fellow officers will hit the roads looking for impaired drivers over the coming weeks. “We are mobilizing more officers...

Gatlinburg is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and hosts millions of tourists every year. The city is thriving economically and the cost of living is 13% below the national average, but Gatlinburg also has a problem: hundreds of job vacancies.

In recent months tourists following their GPS directions have found themselves driving some of the backroads running from Interstate 40 through to Highway 321 on their way to Gatlinburg. Their route has taken them through the sharp curves and narrow roads called the Copper Head Run, Lindsey Gap, Caney Creek, Rooster Town Road and others. These are the same roads where, starting back in the ‘40s, cars loaded with boxes full of moonshine drove to get their product from the stills to their customers. This...

GATLINBURG, TN -- For the second consecutive year, Rocky Top Sports World has set a new economic impact record. During their 8th year in business, the 80-acre multisport facility welcomed more than 149,000 athletes, spectators, families, and friends to Gatlinburg. The award-winning complex contributed $55.6 million in economic impact during the 2021- 2022 fiscal year, surpassing the previous record of $46.9 million set in 2020-2021.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The 2022 High School Football season is underway in East Tennessee. The season kicked off in Sevier County with a packed house and television audience looking in on the Rivalry Thursday opener. Todd Loveday’s Smoky Bears hosting Spencer Riley’s Jefferson County Patriots. Jeff Co. took the...