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June 12, 2024

Body of missing skier in Mount Rainier National Park recovered after 200-foot fall from waterfall: officials

Rangers in Mount Rainier National Park recovered the body of a female skier nearly three weeks after she appeared to have fallen 200 feet from a waterfall.

June 10, 2024

Park ranger dies in freak accident while helping visitors during annual festival

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah lost one of its park rangers after he tripped and fell on Friday night while helping a visitor during the annual Astronomy Festival.

June 4, 2024

Yellowstone bison gores 83-year-old tourist, lifting her off the ground

An 83-year-old woman from South Carolina was lifted about a foot off the ground while being gored by a bison inside Yellowstone National Park, officials say.

May 29, 2024

National Park Service reverses ban on employees wearing uniforms at Pride events following LGBTQ backlash

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland reversed the decision late Friday in a statement explaining "Special Emphasis Months," including Pride Month, are a "priority" for her.

May 26, 2024

Senator blasts federal parks officials for reportedly barring American flags in beloved national park

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, sent a letter to leaders of the National Park Service demanding answers on why an American flag was banned from Denali National Park.

May 22, 2024

A self-inflicted hit of pepper spray drives off an attacking grizzly in Grand Teton National Park

Park officials at Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park said a grizzly bear that mauled a hiker on Signal Mountain will not be killed or captured as it may have been 'trying to protect a cub.'

May 21, 2024

Oregon hiker, 22, dies at Columbia River Gorge after falling off a cliff

A 22-year-old hiker from Hillsboro, Oregon, has died near Horsetail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge after falling from a cliff, officials say.

May 20, 2024

Climber found dead on Alaska's Denali, the highest peak in North America

A climber was found dead on Denali, the highest peak in North America, on Monday, one day after being reported missing by a family member.

May 20, 2024

Surprise grizzly attack prompts closure of a mountain in Grand Teton

A mountain was closed in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park after a grizzly bear attacked and injured a man from Massachusetts; he was taken to a nearby hospital.

May 17, 2024

Missing Colorado hiker, 23, found dead in Rocky Mountain National Park after suffering 'significant fall'

The body of a missing 23-year-old Colorado hiker who vanished while scaling Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park has been found, officials say.