September 11, 2021 Flight 93 Memorial ceremony marks 20 years after September 11 attacks On September 11, 2001, 33 passengers, five flight attendants and two pilots aboard United Airlines Flight 93 were killed after four members of the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda crashed the plane in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
September 10, 2021 Pelosi deserves $200M for San Francisco park, Dem says: ‘She does more for America' than others in Congress House Republicans tried in vain Thursday to block a proposed $200 million allotment for improvements to a park in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district.
September 4, 2021 National parks to begin rolling back reservation requirements Some of America's national parks are beginning to roll back reservation requirements.
August 19, 2021 New York shark sightings prompt new flag warnings at beaches For the first time, beaches in New York's Nassau County will fly a purple and white shark warning flag.
August 6, 2021 Excessive heat in Grand Canyon forces warnings for parkgoers Travelers are being warned to avoid Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park on Friday due to excessive heat.
July 29, 2021 More New York shark sightings close beaches again More shark sightings closed New York beaches on Wednesday after previous spottings and a potential shark attack forced the state to take action.
July 28, 2021 NYC's Washington Square Park, once a hot spot in affluent neighborhood, succumbs to urban decay The latest available crime data from the NYPD's 6th Precinct, which includes Washington Square Park, shows rapes, robberies and felony assaults are up 100%, 42.4% and 10% year-to-date, respectively. Shooting incidents are up 200% year-to-date.
July 23, 2021 Washington authorities find 8 pythons in park prompting city to plead: ‘Do not release pets into the wild!' Police and animal control personnel in southern Washington state found eight nonnative pythons slithering around a recreational area on Thursday.
July 12, 2021 Pup births hopeful sign for wolves in Isle Royale, Michigan: scientists Wolf pups have been spotted again on Isle Royale, a hopeful sign in the effort to rebuild the predator species’ population at the U.S. national park, scientists said Monday.
July 7, 2021 Traveling to a US National Park this summer? These are the odds of dying during a visit While Americans heading to U.S. national parks this summer should take caution, dying in one of the more than 60 locations is reportedly statistically unlikely.
