National Park Service
November 12, 2020 | The Associated Press
National Park Service Faces $270 Million Wrongful Death Claim
DENVER—The family of a women’s rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decapitated by an unsecured gate at Utah’s Arches National Park. Newlyweds Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo, 25, and Ludovic “Ludo” Michaud, 27, were driving out of the […]
October 8, 2020 | Wire Service
Man Falls to His Death While Taking Pictures on a Cliff in Arizona, Authorities Discover Other Remains While Recovering His Body
A 25-year-old man died on Sunday after falling off a cliff at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona, the National Park Service (NPS) said. While authorities were recovering the man’s body, they also discovered human remains unrelated to the victim’s fatal fall, according to a press release from NPS. Witnesses told NPS that the […]
April 7, 2017 | Feng Xue
Storm is moving through Washington, D.C.
A ranger for the National Park Service, U.S. National Mall and Memorial Parks division captured a video of a storm moving over the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. on Thursday (April 06). The video, recorded by Carlos De La Torre, shows heavy rains and winds with the Washington Monument in the distance. The Washington, D.C. […]
April 3, 2017 | Feng Xue
President Trump donates salary to National Park Service
President Donald Trump is donating his first-quarter salary to the National Park Service. The announcement was made on April 3 by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Spicer presented a check for $78,333 on the president’s behalf to Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, and Superintendent of the Harper’s Ferry Park site, Tyrone Brandyburg. The […]