Returning to a scarred, rejuvenated Western North Carolina. Here's what I found a year after Helene.

Returning to Western North Carolina a year after Hurricane Helene devastated the region, what does the tourism scene look like and how has the area rebuilt?
AZ Animals

Wildlife Watching in Great Sand Dunes National Park: A Complete List

Find out the wide range of mammals, birds, and reptiles you could see on your next visit to Great Sand Dunes National Park.
WUNC

As government shutdown drags on, locals pay to keep Great Smokies open through early January

Local and state government organizations in Tennessee are paying $80,000 a week to keep the park open through Jan. 4.