An iPhone with a cartoony, angel-winged teddy bear on its case kept catching the soldier’s eye. The phone was stashed in the closet of a back room in ...

Didn’t win the firefly lottery? Don’t worry, the majestic synchronous fireflies light show isn’t limited to just the lucky few. The synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Dates to view the synchronous fireflies show in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been announced. Here’s how to try to ...

The National Park Service announced the peak dates for viewing the synchronous fireflies near Elkmont Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and only a limited number of people will be ...

Mac relaxes in a hammock while camping with his family at Elkmont Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Elkmont is located approximately six miles from the Sugarlands Visitor Center ...

Peak dates this year for viewing the fireflies are June 3-10 near Elkmont Campground. Those who received a vehicle parking pass through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lottery were ...

This week is the peak time to view the fireflies near Elkmont Campground. Those lucky enough to receive a vehicle parking pass through the national park's lottery system were notified in May.

Every year, in late May or early June, thousands of visitors near Elkmont Campground see the naturally occurring phenomenon of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously.

A large red maple tree fell shortly after midnight on July 27 in the Elkmont Campground in the Smokies, a few miles south of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, killing a 7-year-old girl from Georgia ...

According to a news release from the National Parks Service, a large red maple tree measuring 2 feet in diameter fell on the tent in the Elkmont Campground at about 12:30 a.m. EDT. The girl was ...