Will Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest be closed this summer? Here’s what we know
The only road going into the popular destination is closed due to storm damage and the federal funding needed to repair it ...
Remains of 73-year-old hiker missing for a year found off-trail in CO national park
The body of a hiker missing inside a Colorado national park for over a year has been found, officials said. National Park ...
Man vanished in remote national park 2 weeks ago, CO officials say. He’s still missing
A man vanished inside a rugged, remote national park in Colorado and has been missing for nearly two weeks, officials said. Jordan Marsters, a 31-year-old from Denver, was traveling through Grand ...
Wildfires race across NC mountains, prompting evacuation, national park campfire ban
Strong winds and dry conditions prompted the National Park Service on Saturday to ban campfires and charcoal use until ...
A subdivision was to overlook Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But not anymore
Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park ...
Church leader raped teen in park 20 years ago, UT officials say. Now he’s charged
A former church leader is accused of raping a teen girl in his congregation more than 20 years ago, prosecutors in Utah said.
Man bailed out of jail kills dad with dumbbell next day, TX cops say. He’s convicted
The killing happened a day after he bonded out of jail following the stabbing of a police K-9, Texas authorities say.
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National Parks Service to hire seasonal employees after all. What it means for Washington
“Seasonal hiring has resumed, and that’s good news, at least for the short term,” Bill Wade, executive director of the Association of National Park Rangers, told McClatchy in an emai ...
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Remains of 73-year-old hiker missing for a year found off-trail in CO national park
Someone also turned in a cellphone believed to be his to the park’s museum, McClatchy News previously reported. The Petroglyph Point Trailhead is near the Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum.
22,000-year-old tracks — possibly from ‘oldest known’ vehicle — found in national park
Assuming the drag marks are as old as the researchers estimate, it would make them the “oldest known evidence of vehicle ...
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Newly hired National Park staff ‘devastated’ after losing ‘dream job’ amid Trump cuts
The agencies did not respond to McClatchy News’ request for comment Feb. 19. A park service spokesperson told The Washington Post in an email: “The National Park Service is working closely with the ...