Tag: National Park Service

Scientists: Pup births hopeful sign for Isle Royale wolves

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Wolf pups have been spotted again on Isle Royale, a hopeful sign in the effort to rebuild the predator species'...

After 9 years and $10M, Georgia spaceport nears FAA approval

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — After nine years of planning and $10 million invested by local taxpayers, county officials in Georgia's coastal southeast corner came a...

Mansion once home to Robert E. Lee reopens after overhaul

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Virginia mansion where Robert E. Lee once lived that now overlooks Arlington National Cemetery is open to the public...

Woman dies after fall at US national park; body recovered

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SPRINGDALE, Utah — A 26-year-old woman has died after falling in a canyon at a U.S. national park in Utah, officials said. ...

Federal judge declines to order fireworks at Mount Rushmore

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal judge on Wednesday rebuffed South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's efforts to force the National Park Service to grant...

Boulders in place to protect lakefront at Indiana Dunes Park

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PORTAGE, Ind. — The National Park Service says the Portage Lakefront at Indiana Dunes National Park has reopened after a project to install boulders...

Risky, impatient climbers bring danger to US highest peak

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Rangers who keep an eye on North America's highest mountain peak say impatient and inexperienced climbers are taking more risks and endangering themselves and...

Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway

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PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas — A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in...

Noem’s Mount Rushmore lawsuit sparks legal fight with tribe

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's lawsuit against the federal government over a July Fourth fireworks display she wants to put...

Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Serene, stark and seemingly in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania, the National Park Service memorial to the people who died...