Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
New renovations at a resort park have opened a year after tinderbox conditions and sharp winds created a firestorm in the surrounding parts of eastern Tennessee. But the southeastern U.S. must heed the warning from the National Parks Service that wildfires may be "a new normal."
1 year ago
Olga R. Rodriguez and Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Businesses in Napa and Sonoma counties are no doubt counting on tourism to help them after these devastating fires.
2 years ago
Peter Hecht, The Sacramento Bee
The government shutdown incapacitated tourism economies around the country, but towns near Yosemite did not have even one tourist to spare after an end-of-summer wildfire kept visitors away.
6 years ago
Tracie Cone, Associated Press
If the fire was inadvertently started then the hunter will likely meet a fate similar to the novice hunter that started California's largest-ever wildfire. He participated in a work-furlough program, 960 hours of community service, and 5 five years of probation.
6 years ago
Tony Barboza and Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times
Forget the news of tourism tanking near Yosemite, travelers would rather risk a few inconveniences and take their well-planned family trips than desert a vacation all together.
6 years ago
Brian Skoloff, Associated Press
Summer tourism has already tanked in the areas nearby flames and smoke, but the fire's deleterious impact on tourism could be far greater if serious damage is done to California's treasured sequoia trees or Yosemite Park.
6 years ago
Laura Zuckerman, Reuters
Yet another western U.S. wildfire spells economic challenges for communities in that region -- especially those reliant on tourism.
6 years ago