CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Crews in the Cherokee National Forest are working to put out wildland fires that ignited in different places across the region. Leaders said crews were specifically fighting fires ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MCFARLAND, Tenn. (WATE) — U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighters were battling a fire in the Cherokee National Forest Tuesday ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Cherokee National Forest will be getting a portion of the $43 million that the U.S. Department of Transportation has sent to repair damages in national forests and a national ...

ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WATE) — Efforts by the Tennessee Valley Authority and its partners have reopened a pathway for Tennessee’s only native trout species to parts of their habitat in the Cherokee National ...

Hundreds of miles of trails snake through mountain balds, valleys, waterfalls and backcountry in more than half a million East Tennessee acres. Centuries ago, the people who lived on that land were ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The U.S. Forest Service announced on Tuesday that it had restored access to most areas in the Cherokee National Forest that were closed amid Hurricane Helene flooding.

ETOWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) — A wildfire is burning in the Cherokee National Forest near Etowah, Tennessee. Federal wildland firefighters are working to suppress the fire, which is burning southeast of ...

MCFARLAND, Tenn. (WATE) — Firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service have contained approximately 60% of a 650-acre fire burning in a remote area of Cherokee National Forest in Polk County. On Tuesday, ...

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. — The Cherokee National Forest was damaged by both flooding and winds during storms that swept through the area, temporarily blocking some campgrounds and damaging roads. The ...