National Park Service rangers responded to the crash and found a woman down an embankment off the roadway, officials said.

WEARS VALLEY, Tenn. — A woman dreading the loss of her cabin to wildfires burning in Wears Valley felt a sudden wave Thursday when she was able to return and saw it was unharmed.

He was at his home off Wears Valley Road near Friendly Falls Wednesday, working in the yard, when he started smelling smoke. "I seen a bunch of fire trucks drive by the house," Keith said.

After nearly a week of fighting flames that whipped across the dry, mountainous landscape in the Great Smoky Mountains, the destructive fires are mostly contained, authorities said Tuesday. The ...

WEARS VALLEY, Tenn. — ***Editor's Note: This article contains wildfire updates specifically from Wednesday, March 30 and portions of Thursday, March 31. For the latest updates, please head to ...

The appreciation dinner for the Wears Valley Volunteer Fire Department is Wednesday, April 13, 2022. It will be held at Wearwood Elementary from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A Wears Valley restaurant was nothing but rubble to start the work week following a fire over the weekend. While fire crews are still looking for a cause, other ...

Wears Valley fire is 85% contained as of Friday. Middle Tennessee officials dispatched crews Wednesday and Thursday to assist in the Sevier County wildfire in East Tennessee.

Wears Valley Wildfire Still Burning, Over 100 Structures Destroyed. Published Mar 31, 2022 at 11:07 AM EDT Updated Mar 31, 2022 at 12:51 PM EDT. By Erin Brady . AP Fellow.

Despite overnight rainfall, the Wears Valley fire in Sevier County is still not contained as firefighters continue their work in the Smokies.

WEARS VALLEY, Tenn. — ***Editor's Note: This article contains wildfire updates specifically from Wednesday, March 30 and portions of Thursday, March 31. For the latest updates, please head to ...