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Organizations that support individual national parks across the country have also stepped forward to welcome visitors. West ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced questions from senators about President Donald Trump's National Guard deployments in U.S.

A hidden Texas hike near Alpine rewards adventurers with sweeping desert views, quirky history, and one unforgettable spot to ...

States where national parks draw major tourism lobbied to keep them open during past shutdowns, and Utah agreed to donate $1.7 million in 2013 to keep its national parks open. Arizona, Colorado, New ...

When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the state's most-visited cultural attractions operating. Now, the group is committed ...

Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor fared through a peak weekend for tourism with the park open, but many facilities inside it unstaffed.

From flight delays and passport processing backlogs to the closure of national parks and museums, traveling to, through, or ...

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is reminding families to take precautions and be aware of which homes to avoid while ...

Susan Stamberg, a ‘founding mother’ of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died. She was 87. NPR reported Stamberg died Thursday. It ...

In Utah, Republicans passed a new U.S. House map that could potentially be used next year, as the current map was ruled unconstitutional.—Though the map Republicans passed retains four Trump-won ...