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Sunday, December 16, 2012  The National Park Service is trying to find at least an 8 percent cut in spending in case Congress fails to reach a decision on the "fiscal cliff."

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The public is getting time to comment on a proposal to expand the Garden Park Fossil Area north of Cañon City and designate it a national natural landmark.

Friday, June 01, 2012  Massive New Mexico blaze marches through wilderness as fears grow of more western wildfires to come

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Billionaire history buff giving $7.5 million needed to repair quake-damaged Washington Monument

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Looming federal government shutdown could close some US parks during prime tourism season

Friday, June 11, 2010  While the fire is not posing any threats to park visitors or structures, it is threatening a historic "peeled trees" area that has meaning to Native Americans who used to live there. Crews have created a fire line around the trees for protection.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  The Park Service announced Tuesday it wants to raise fees for seven-day passes from $7 to $10 per car and from $4 to $5 per person. Fees for large vans and buses would remain the same.

Thursday, January 14, 2010  Charles H. Toups Jr. was charged last year with illegally living on national forest land, possessing marijuana and resisting an officer who tried to serve him with an arrest warrant.

Friday, December 18, 2009  Storm warnings issued, people stock up as heavy weekend snow bears down on mid-Atlantic

Friday, December 04, 2009  Park Service spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge said Thursday that Vaughn had strayed off a paved trail in the popular tourist area near Mather Point, got too close to the edge and slipped over during a visit with his family.

Sunday, September 13, 2009  National Park Service statistics show the park had about 120,000 more visitors through the end of August than during the same period a year ago. More than 2.43 million people have visited the park this year.

Thursday, July 30, 2009  The National Park Service says the woman apparently drowned Wednesday after the raft she was riding in overturned in Triplet Falls. Members of her party found her in a pool just below the falls. She was not responsive.

Monday, July 20, 2009  Air quality data obtained by The Associated Press shows significant worsening trends for ammonium in several flagship parks, including Yellowstone, Mount Rainier and Utah's Canyonlands.