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Nancy Pelosi September 10, 2021

Pelosi deserves $200M for San Francisco park, Dem says: ‘She does more for America' than others in Congress

House Republicans tried in vain Thursday to block a proposed $200 million allotment for improvements to a park in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district.

US September 4, 2021

National parks to begin rolling back reservation requirements

Some of America's national parks are beginning to roll back reservation requirements.

US August 19, 2021

New York shark sightings prompt new flag warnings at beaches

For the first time, beaches in New York's Nassau County will fly a purple and white shark warning flag.

US August 6, 2021

Excessive heat in Grand Canyon forces warnings for parkgoers

Travelers are being warned to avoid Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park on Friday due to excessive heat.

US July 29, 2021

More New York shark sightings close beaches again

More shark sightings closed New York beaches on Wednesday after previous spottings and a potential shark attack forced the state to take action.

New York City July 28, 2021

NYC's Washington Square Park, once a hot spot in affluent neighborhood, succumbs to urban decay

The latest available crime data from the NYPD's 6th Precinct, which includes Washington Square Park, shows rapes, robberies and felony assaults are up 100%, 42.4% and 10% year-to-date, respectively. Shooting incidents are up 200% year-to-date.

Washington July 23, 2021

Washington authorities find 8 pythons in park prompting city to plead: ‘Do not release pets into the wild!'

Police and animal control personnel in southern Washington state found eight nonnative pythons slithering around a recreational area on Thursday.

Michigan July 12, 2021

Pup births hopeful sign for wolves in Isle Royale, Michigan: scientists

Wolf pups have been spotted again on Isle Royale, a hopeful sign in the effort to rebuild the predator species’ population at the U.S. national park, scientists said Monday.

US July 7, 2021

Traveling to a US National Park this summer? These are the odds of dying during a visit

While Americans heading to U.S. national parks this summer should take caution, dying in one of the more than 60 locations is reportedly statistically unlikely.

New York City June 28, 2021

Partygoers leave NYC park littered in trash after chaotic Pride event

Crews were cleaning up a large mess of trash left at a New York City park following Sunday's chaotic Pride event at a popular park where at least eight people were arrested.

US June 24, 2021

Ohio woman dead of suspected heat-related illness while backpacking in Grand Canyon

An Ohio resident on a backpacking trip at the Grand Canyon has died of suspected heat-related illness amid a heat wave in the U.S. West, park officials said Monday.