A hiker’s recent death along the Blue Ridge Parkway is raising new concerns about staffing shortfalls and public safety on one of the country’s most visited national park units. Jie Huang ...

NC/Va. (WDBJ) - During the week of April 19 to 27, 2025, the Blue Ridge Parkway will host over one-dozen ranger-led programs to celebrate National Park Week and encourage park neighbors and ...

The Easter weekend began with a death along the Blue Ridge Parkway, when a hiker tumbled off a trail, according to the National Park Service. Jie Huang, 40, died around 3 p.m. Friday, April ...

Jie Huang, 40, died Friday, April, 18, after falling “into waters adjacent to the Boone Fork Trail,” park officials said in an April 19 news release. Street View image from July 2024.

ASHEVILLE - Felled trees, erosion, trail and culvert damage from Tropical Storm Helene left swaths of the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway closed along its winding path through the mountains of Western ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Attention Roanoke drivers! The Blue Ridge Parkway is implementing a full road closure and detour along the park’s corridor in Roanoke, the National Park Service said.

Tropical Storm Helene caused significant damage to the Blue Ridge Parkway, leading to closures and a repair cost estimated between $1 billion and $2 billion. While some areas remain closed due to ...