US National Parks News

Officials say two people have been killed in two days in separate lightning strikes at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

A rollover accident at Lake Mead Recreational Area on Saturday evening left a 28-year-old woman dead and a man injured, the National Park Service said.

You really don't need any incentives beyond the spectacular beauty of Dinosaur National Monument's river corridors, fossils, and geology to convince yourself to visit this intriguing unit of the National Park System.

The Kenai Fjords area saw a return to more typical temperatures in February when the average monthly temperature dropped below freezing, yet remained slightly above the 30-year normal for the month.

For those who are looking for a local hiking adventure, you need to go no further than the Davis Bayou area of Gulf Islands National Seashore in Ocean Springs.

The National Parks Service posted a photo of the damage to the park's official website.

The National Park Service has scheduled events this weekend through Tuesday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maggie L. Walker, the pioneering businesswoman.

Rocky Mountain National Park along Old Fall River Road in June 2014. For the second day in a row, lightning killed a visitor at Rocky Mountain National Park and injured the victims' companions.

Remaining Performances: Sunday, July 13 at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 13 at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 17 at 7 p.m. Friday ,July 18 at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19 at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19 at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 20 at 4.p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 23 at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 24 at 7 ... (more)

Officials say about two dozen people were taken to a hospital after a tour bus flipped on its side in Grand Teton National Park Three people injured when a tourist bus flipped on its side in Grand Teton National Park remain in the hospital.

A devoted group of scholars and Roosevelt admirers has been scanning his papers and artifacts for years and is finalizing a design for a library and museum commemorating the life of the 26th president.

In a 13,000-square-foot warehouse, Donna Hunnewell walks through aisles of shoes, clothes and mattresses.

NOTE: "Today" and "tonight" refer to Friday, July 11. PORT ANGELES - For the fifth consecutive summer, John Goar is leading a free astronomy program with telescopes at Hurricane Ridge, 17 miles up a paved road from Port Angeles in Olympic National Park.

File - In this Dec. 6, 2011 file photo, workers harvest Pacific oysters at the Drake's Bay Oyster Co.

Rocky Mountain National Park, as seen from Estes Park on Friday, July 11, 2014. One person was killed and seven people were injured Friday afternoon by lightning in Rocky Mountain National Park.

A teenager pleaded not guilty Friday in the deadly shooting of a 12-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet while riding a scooter, while two other young men were also charged and the girl's family prepared... A teenager pleaded not guilty Friday in the deadly shooting of a 12-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet while riding a scooter, ... (more)

John Seigenthaler, the journalist who edited The Tennessean newspaper, helped shape USA Today and worked for civil rights during the Kennedy administration, died Friday at his Nashville home at age 86, his son said.

Details were sketchy. KIFI-TV in Idaho Falls, Idaho, reports two people were airlifted to an Idaho Falls hospital and 24 were taken by ambulance to a hospital in Jackson, Wyoming.

An injured hawk that's spent three months in a rehabilitation center is set to be released into the wild at Turkey Run Park along the Potomac River in northern Virginia.

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a flash flood warning for south central Clark County in southern Nevada until 6 p.m. The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of northwest Arizona, California and Nevada until 9 p.m. Affected Nevada areas may include: Lake Mead National Recreation ... (more)