by: Hope McAlee Posted: Sep 17, 2025 / 02:59 PM EDT Updated: Sep 17, 2025 / 04:26 PM EDT GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is urging visitors to stop stacking and moving rocks after an eastern hellbender was found crushed. The park shared that the crushed hellbender, which is part of the largest species of […]

by: Gregory Raucoules Posted: Aug 5, 2025 / 05:14 PM EDT Updated: Aug 5, 2025 / 05:22 PM EDT PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — As Dollywood continues to welcome visitors for its 40th year of operation, the Pigeon Forge-based theme park has once again been recognized as one of the most popular theme parks in the world. Tripadvisor officials […]

by: Naomi Hillmer Posted: Jun 27, 2025 / 05:53 PM EDT Updated: Jun 27, 2025 / 06:16 PM EDT PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee tourism broke their revenue record for the fourth year in a row, according to the latest report from Tourism Economics and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.   The report, highlighting the economic […]