Blue Ridge Parkway

New tourism numbers are out for the Blue Ridge Parkway with nearly 15 million visitors last year adding to the local economy.

The National Park Service is warning tourists about the threat of falling ice chunks along the Blue Ridge Parkway. 

Wildlife officials are concerned that peregrine falcons have been abandoning a nesting site along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Tourists approaching the site to take selfies may be to blame.

A Blue Ridge Parkway tunnel not far from Asheville will be closed until further notice due to a falling rock hazard.