This story was produced in partnership with RE:PUBLIC Lands Media, an independent, nonprofit news organization. The Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail forms a 5.5-mile loop through dense hardwoods, ...

LEICESTER — Otter Creek Academy at Leicester students are learning how to push, plant, and pivot their way through learning new skills. This week marks the end of a two-week physical education unit ...

Grandfather Mountain said it had to say goodbye to its river otter Nova. She died following complications from a suspected blood clot during a dental procedure. James Comey strikes back Officials in ...

Hempfield photographer Kyle Rose enjoyed a double dose of excitement on the Fourth of July. On a trip to the Ligonier area with his family to see a later fireworks display, he came upon another ...

Linda January, executive director of Otter Creek Child Center in Middlebury, gives a tour of the newly-expanded facility on Friday, Sept. 19. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Theo Wells-Spackman is a ...

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE A MISSING MAN FROM TENNESSEE HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD. THEY SAY 21 YEAR OLD RYAN LAKES WAS LAST SEEN THURSDAY AT GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK NEAR ...

Ryan Lakes was last seen on Thursday, officials said. A 21-year-old man was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after a multi-day search, according to the National Park Service. Ryan ...

A missing hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was found dead Sept. 21 in the Big Creek area of the park, the National Park Service announced. Park rangers had been searching for Ryan ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. — More than 30 campsites in Loop A of Julian Price Campground reopened Friday at milepost 297 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. All reopening sites will be available by reservation through the ...

Cedar Key experiences regular flooding, especially during hurricane season. In this file image from Tropical Storm Hermine, the storm surged beyond the bank on G Street and towards 3rd Street. A ...

Savannah Vilaubi, second from right, is doused with water by Brooke Matthews, left, Hannah Arnold, second from left, and Haylee Harford, right, after winning the Epson Tour Otter Creek Championship ...