US National Parks News

Police and witness say that after the attacker went on a shooting rampage Friday that left four dead, he parked his van and walked to edge of Banzai Cliff.

Circuit Judge Lee Howard has postponed until February a hearing for four Columbus police officers who lost a month's salary after a May 5 incident at the Vicksburg National Military Park.

Blue Ridge Parkway management announced that starting Monday, Dec. 7, a contract with Espina Stone, Inc.

The hunter who went missing in the Big Cypress National Preserve earlier this week has been found safe.

FORKS, Wash. -- For millions of die-hard fans, Friday marks the day they've been waiting for as "Twilight: New Moon" debuts in theaters.

Congress has approved additional money to pay for the acquisition of 4,262 acres of open space in San Mateo County to the federally managed Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Federal authorities are bringing charges against a North Carolina man in connection with the shooting of one of Great Smoky Mountains National Park's bull elk, an animal that was one of the largest bulls in the herd.

LEIPER'S FORK COMMUNITY - More answers are expected today into the death of a woman whose body was found in a parked car Wednesday morning with a sticker on the window warning of poisonous gas.

The Lincoln Memorial is expanding beyond its marble temple for those who may not get to visit the site on the National Mall.

Officials are searching for Jamey Mosch in an area near a lake southeast of the Bear Island campground, pictured in the upper righthand corner of this National Park Service map of Big Cypress National Preserve.

Another strong Pacific storm has brought high winds to the Washington coast and northwest interior of the state, with accompanying power outages.

On Thursday, December 10, 2009, the staff of Mesa Verde National Park will host the 2009 Annual Holiday Open House from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Chapin Mesa headquarters area.

WASHINGTON - Two instruments that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from failure in 1993 were recently returned to Earth and are going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

Residents look at a model of the 100 year plan for The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve.

Southwest Florida and state agencies continued the search for Jamey Mosch who went missing almost two days ago in the Big Cypress Preserve while on a hunting trip.

Federal and state officials are drafting new strategies to deal with bison coming out of Yellowstone National Park, but still don't have an alternative to periodic slaughters of the iconic Western animal.

A wet, windy stormed pounded Olympic National Park on Tuesday, leaving behind roads closed by downed trees, floodwaters, and heavy snow.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers said Monday they planned to issue charges in what would be the park's first case of elk poaching.

On Monday, November 9, 2009, many years of work by the members of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association and many others culminated in the signing of a certification agreement between the National Park Service and the Cedartown City Commission.

Officials say the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought severe beach erosion to Long Island's South Shore.