January 28, 2020 Mom, 1-year-old found dead in Colorado national park died in murder-suicide: coroner A woman and her baby found dead on Friday in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) have officially been identified, with their deaths ruled as a murder-suicide, according to a news release by the Larimer County Coroner's Office on Monday.
January 21, 2020 Skeletal remains found in California national park are those of Canadian hiker who went missing in 2018, officials say Park officials in California confirmed last week that the “skeletal remains” found in Joshua Tree National Park last month belong to that of a Canadian man who disappeared while on a hiking trip with his wife in July 2018.
January 17, 2020 Yosemite National Park sees 170 people fall ill with gastrointestinal issues 'consistent with norovirus,' 2 cases confirmed Two confirmed cases of norovirus were reported Thursday by officials at Yosemite National Park as at least 170 people have now fallen ill with gastrointestinal issues since visiting the park this month.
January 11, 2020 Yosemite National Park visitors hit with gastrointestinal illness prompting 'extensive clean-up': report At least 12 people have fallen ill with gastrointestinal problems after visiting Yosemite National Park, prompting federal officials to launch an investigation into the park’s food facilities, according to a report.
January 9, 2020 2 men who walked on Yellowstone's Old Faithful get banned from park Two men who trespassed on the cone of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming were sentenced to 10 days in jail and have been banned from the park for five years, the park announced Thursday.
January 3, 2020 Missing hiker at Grand Canyon National Park found alive after 11 days Martin Edward O’Connor, 58, was airlifted out of an inner canyon on Thursday after going missing on Dec. 22.
December 26, 2019 National Park Service improperly OK'd expensive weddings, yoga classes for nonprofits, watchdog finds Some federally subsidized nonprofit groups chosen to provide various educational activities to the public have strayed from their mission by offering weddings, wine tasting events and yoga classes, an audit by the Interior Department’s Office of the Inspector General found.
December 26, 2019 California redwood tree falls, kills hiker at national park A Minnesota man was killed during a Christmas Eve visit to a national park in California when a huge redwood tree fell on him, authorities said Thursday.
December 3, 2019 Utah couple rescues 'adorable' puppies living inside sheep carcass on snowy mountain A Utah couple enjoying the newly fallen snow on Monte Cristo over the weekend is crediting “dumb luck” with having saved three young puppies they spotted living inside a sheep carcass.
December 2, 2019 Tourist vehicle chased by tiger at India wildlife sanctuary, video shows The tiger in the video was identified as a 3-year-old tigress named Sultana.