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A new 30,000 sq. ft. indoor family entertainment center is expected to open in Sevier County. BrightColors LLC and Kingsmen Xperience announced that Crayola Experience family entertainment venue will be in Pigeon Forge, according to the news release. The attraction plans to open in the fall of 2024.

One bear cub is dead while another one is recovering after they were both hit by a car in Sevier County. Appalachian Bear Rescue said the surviving male cub, who has been named Turnip, is about six months old and weighs almost 40 pounds. He was hit in the head in the car crash and is showing signs of a concussion.

In this week’s edition of Smoky Mountain Minute, Naturalist and Educator Liz Domingue stopped by the WATE 6 On Your Side studios to talk about the variety of butterflies and moths found in the Smokies. Dominque is also the co-author of Butterflies and Moths of the Smokies, one of the more recent (2019) additions to the Great Smoky Mountains Association’s field guide series.

by: Hope McAlee Posted: Jul 7, 2023 / 02:18 PM EDT GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Laurel Falls Trail will close for one day as crews work to remove a fallen tree and repair the bridge according to a release from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will be closed on Tuesday, July 11, and hikers will […]

by: Hannah Moore Posted: Jul 7, 2023 / 10:57 AM EDT (WATE) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is working to make the park more accessible for people of all abilities through a new program and providing adaptive off-road equipment. GSMNP has partnered with Knox County, Catalyst Sports, and Friends of the Smokies to create three ‘Adaptive […]

by: Octavia Johnson Posted: Jun 22, 2023 / 07:45 AM EDT Smoky Mountains, Tenn. (WATE) — After being closed since 2021, the Walker Sisters Cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has reopened to the public. The two-story cabin was closed due to safety concerns and completed renovations. According to the National Park Service, there were concerns about the […]