April 28, 2020 NJ Assemblyman calls out governor for closing state parks: ‘This was a bad public health move by the administration’ On April 7, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 118, which closed all state parks, forests and county parks to support social distancing measures but Republican Assemblyman Jay Webber immediately started an online petition to reverse the order.
December 3, 2019 Hiker in Los Angeles' Griffith Park finds dismembered body, police say A decapitated body was reportedly found in Los Angeles' popular Griffith Park on Monday by a hiker who was walking their dog when they came across the grim discovery.
October 28, 2019 National Park Service drops push to charge protest organizers for certain services The National Park Service has withdrawn a proposal to revise permit regulations for First Amendment protests near the White House and on the National Mall, after such protests, such as the Occupy DC demonstration, which took place in 2012, cost taxpayers about $480,000.
September 1, 2019 Cape Cod man accused of baiting razor blade with peanut butter to attract squirrels Massachusetts investigators have accused a Cape Cod man of trying to injure squirrels in a public park by baiting at least one razor blade with peanut butter.
July 16, 2019 Photo-bomber flashes bare chest in background of grieving family at state park, Texas family says A Texas woman is seeking the identity of a photo -bomber who ruined her family’s weekend trip to a state park to remember a family member who died by flashing her bare breasts in the background of a group photo.
June 13, 2019 Vandals deface monolith at Utah's Capitol Reef National Park Officials say vandals have etched an image of an eye onto a sandstone rock formation at Utah's Capitol Reef National Park.
May 10, 2019 Berlin park designates pink 'drug zones' for dealers, buyers Drug dealers in Berlin now have a pretty pink spray-painted area of a public park to buy and sell their narcotics.
April 29, 2019 Proposed new Arizona highway generates support, opposition A proposed highway that would start at the border with Mexico and serve as the southern leg of Arizona's Interstate 11 is being called both an economic benefit and an environmental threat.
January 1, 2019 Overflowing garbage, feces on roads prompt Yosemite National Park officials to close some campgrounds Yosemite National Park officials have closed some minimally supervised campgrounds and public areas within the park due to safety reasons.
November 2, 2018 Tarantula in Texas seen ‘swimming’ in 'terrifyingly cool’ viral video In an odd and fascinating sighting, officials with the Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas captured an eight-legged creature “swimming” across a small body of water: a tarantula.
