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February 17, 2023

Niagara Falls death: Mom seen climbing over railing before plummeting with son, 5

A woman and her 5-year-old son plummeted 90 feet from New York’s famed Niagara Falls earlier this week in what authorities have said does not appear to be an accident.

February 17, 2023

Missing romance novelist tracked to Salt Lake City airport, then Hawaii after disappearing following arrest

A romance novelist previously known for her steamy tomes and a failed attempt to trademark the word "cocky" has been missing for weeks as authorities fear she is in danger.

February 16, 2023

Niagara Falls plunge: Woman, 5-year-old son fall 90 feet; police 'don't believe it was an accident'

A woman died and a 5-year-old miraculously survived after the pair fell 90 feet from the famed Niagara Falls in New York earlier this week, police said.

February 13, 2023

Romance author missing days after leading police on chase through Grand Teton National Park: Cops

Faleena Hopkins, a romance novelist known for her steamy tomes and a failed attempt to trademark the word "cocky," has been missing for two weeks from Jackson, Wyoming.

February 10, 2023

California's Sequoia National Park to restore access to the Giant Forest

Sequoia National Park will restore public access to the Giant Forest starting this weekend. The Giant Forest was closed due to damaging storms pounding California.

February 10, 2023

Death Valley park rangers save hikers in heroic rescues

Rangers at Death Valley National Park rescued two hikers last Sunday in separate incidents, including one where an Illinois woman broke her leg and tore her ACL.

February 10, 2023

Yellowstone, Grand Canyon under snow: 20 dazzling photos of America's national parks this winter

As winter's powdery snow and glistening ice cover parts of the nation, check out these must-see shots from national parks like Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Great Sand Dunes, Lake Clark and more.

February 9, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for missing ice climber who fell from cliff into Lake Superior

A 32-year-old climber remains missing after he fell from a cliff into Lake Superior in Michigan while at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Tuesday, officials said.

February 3, 2023

US may lift federal protections for grizzly bears at Yellowstone, Glacier national parks

Grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains may be stripped of its federal protections now that the population has recovered from overhunting and trapping.

February 1, 2023

Family of Ugandan activist who was decapitated at UT national park gets $10 million in damages

A family is getting $10 million in the wrongful death of Ugandan human rights activist Esther Nakajjigo, who was decapitated by a swinging metal gate in Arches National Park, Utah.