Big Bend National Park News

Big Bend National Park in Texas is the latest venue to get the "International Dark Sky Park" seal of approval.

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas - A new border crossing in far West Texas will rely on technology to screen people traveling between the U.S. and Mexico.

LEANDER, Texas -- There's been a setback for the little boy from Leander who was attacked by a mountain lion in Big Bend National Park.

Texas' Big Bend National Park has been designated as an International Dark Sky Park, one of just 10 in the world.

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BIG BEND, Texas - A six-year-old boy is recovering after a mountain lion attacked him on Sunday in Big Bend National Park.

"The cat was clamped onto his face, I reached down and got my pocket knife out and stabbed the cat in the chest and it let go at that point." A 6-year-old Texas boy is recovering after being attacked by a mountain lion while walking with his family at Big Bend National Park.

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Texas boy, 6, reportedly snatched by mountain lion at Big Bend National Park [ ^ ] Of course, it's Fox News so it's just made up.

Several areas of Big Bend National Park have been closed to the public in the wake of a mountain lion attack on a young boy, who received non-fatal injuries to his face.

According to the San Angelo Standard-Times, a six-year-old boy was attacked Monday by a mountain lion at Big Bend National Park, park officials said.

LEANDER, Texas -- A family vacation took a terrible turn when a mountain lion attacked a six-year-old boy in Texas.

The designation of Big Bend National Park as a Gold Tier International Dark Sky Park adds a jewel to the worldwide network of dark sky oases recognized by the International Dark-Sky Association for excellence in night sky stewardship.

Big Bend National Park officials are seeking a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy as he walked with three other people.

Rangers evacuated trails and campsites early Monday as they searched for a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy at Big Bend National Park.

Austin's a fit city. There's no doubt about it. Journey along with Pamela LeBlanc as she explores all that's out there for the fitness-minded. I'm reveling in a little post-half marathon muscle soreness today, but it's nothing compared with how my legs felt after that 25K trail race at Big Bend National Park two weeks ago.

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas - A new border crossing in far West Texas will rely on technology to screen people traveling between the U.S. and Mexico.

A representative of the Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholars will be on hand when representatives of the El Paso Museum of Art receive its Border Innovation Prize in a ceremony at 6 p.m. Feb.

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas -- A new border crossing in far west Texas will rely on technology to screen people traveling back and forth to Mexico.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage after a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck a remote area of West Texas early Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.