East Tennessee was full of smoke in the fall of 2016 when I came to Knoxville. The mountains you can so often see in the distance were masked by a layer of smog for months from wildfires in the region ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — So many will never forget November 28, 2016 and the wildfires that cost people so much. Because of those wildfires, 14 people died. Hundreds lost their homes and businesses.

Gatlinburg's alert system was upgraded after the 2016 fires. Here's what changed Ten years after the Chimney Tops 2 Wildfire, reporter Tyler Whetstone discusses if Gatlinburg is better prepared to ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The parties who filed lawsuits against the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the federal response to the 2016 Gatlinburg Wildfires have filed a joint motion to ...

Gatlinburg, Tenn. — Michael Reed, who lost his wife Constance and two daughters Lily and Chloe during the November 2016 wildfires in Gatlinburg and Sevier County, is suing the U.S. government for ...