Homicides are rare on the Appalachian Trail, according to statistics; the last time the trail was the scene of a homicide was in 2011 when a man was found strangled in Virginia. That case remains ...

Google is celebrating the Appalachian Trail in today’s Google doodle. The footpath is over 2,190 miles and spans across 14 states in the US. It is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world ...

When my family ran out of water on the Appalachian Trail, we all felt sluggish. No one was hungry or sweating. It took us time to find a water supply.

MILLBURY, Mass. — Kevin Shattuck, a 58-year-old tattoo artist based in Millbury, Massachusetts, is set to embark on a monumental journey along the Appalachian Trail. Stretching from Georgia to ...

Crime Massachusetts man held in connection with brutal attack on Appalachian Trail hikers in Virginia James Louis Jordan, 30, was arrested early Saturday. By Arelis R. Hernández, The Washington Post ...

A Massachusetts man faces federal charges in the brutal attack Saturday on two Appalachian Trail hikers that left a man dead and a woman hospitalized with severe stab wounds, Virginia authorities ...