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April 30, 2026

Startling footage from amusement park shows thrill ride halted as guests wait in midair

Dramatic footage shows riders stranded 200 feet in the air on the Supergirl Sky Flight at Six Flags Fiesta Texas after a cellphone policy violation forced the ride to halt.

April 28, 2026

Opening day at Six Flags St. Louis ended in chaos after brawl with as many as 100 people broke out

About 100 people, mostly juveniles, were involved in brawls at Six Flags St. Louis on opening day, leading to early closure and multiple detentions.

April 28, 2026

Lightning strike turns 100-foot dinosaur into raging fireball, stunning onlookers

Fire crews responded after lightning struck a massive animatronic dinosaur at the Field Station: Dinosaurs theme park in Kansas, sparking a dramatic blaze on Saturday.

April 26, 2026

Trump’s DC beautification push wins rare Dem praise as president snaps landmarks back to life

President Trump's D.C. restoration projects win rare Democratic praise as neglected fountains and landmarks come back to life across the capital.

April 21, 2026

Tokyo theme park worker dies after being trapped inside ride mechanism during routine maintenance

An employee conducting routine maintenance at Tokyo Dome City Attractions reportedly died after becoming trapped in the "Flying Balloon" ride mechanism.

April 21, 2026

Hiker identified, popular trail closed after deadly fall at Utah's Zion National Park

Authorities say a Texas man fell to his death from the Angels Landing trail at Zion National Park, one of the most challenging hikes in the country.

April 20, 2026

Park rangers unearth 200-year-old shipwreck on remote island dubbed 'graveyard of the Atlantic'

Park rangers on Sable Island, known as the graveyard of the Atlantic, believe they found the Swift, a vessel that sank in 1812 with a British frigate.

April 16, 2026

Lead contamination crisis exposed in public parks across major southern city

An investigation found lead contamination at 50% of New Orleans playgrounds tested, sparking outrage and a push for $5 million in federal cleanup funds.

April 8, 2026

Residents alarmed after teen violence erupts in Washington, DC neighborhood

Washington, D.C., faces growing teen takeover concerns as the D.C. Council postpones a vote on extending the city's enhanced youth curfew law.

April 7, 2026

'Unsupervised' child at Hersheypark zoo injured by wolf after crawling under safety barrier

An "unsupervised" child was injured by a wolf at Hersheypark's ZooAmerica, and now the parents are charged with misdemeanor child endangerment by police.