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.

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 ...

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 ...

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. (WATE) — UPDATE: As of 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, the Wears Valley wildfire is reportedly 100% contained. This, according to Sevier County Assistant Mayor Perrin Anderson. UPDATE ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Wears Valley family found a glimmer of hope through the chaos Thursday morning. As a wildfire threatened their home Wednesday night in Wears Valley, Tara Grissom and ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A black bear that aggressively attacked a home in Wears Valley has been captured and euthanized, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency. Last weekend 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 ...

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.