Cole Brings Plenty, the actor known for his role in the “Yellowstone” prequel series “1923,” has been found dead after going missing last week. He was 27. The actor’s body was found on Friday after police officers of Johnson County, Kansas were dispatched to examine an unoccupied vehicle, the county sheriff’s office said in a […]
A court has ordered former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan to pay a fine after he walked through an off-limits thermal area within Yellowstone National Park. Mr. Brosnan, 70, has been fined $500 and directed to make a $1,000 contribution to the Yellowstone Forever Geological Fund, in addition to a $30 court processing fee and […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, is now facing heat in real life, charged with stepping out of bounds in a thermal area during a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park. Mr. Brosnan walked in an off-limits area at Mammoth Terraces, in the northern […]
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo.—A man who picked up a bison calf in Yellowstone National Park caused it to be shunned by its herd, prompting park officials to kill the animal rather than allow it to be a hazard to visitors. Park officials quickly defended the decision to kill the newborn bison. “We made the choice […]
BILLINGS, Mont.—The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the governors of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming provided “substantial” information that grizzlies have recovered from the […]
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo.—Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after a park employee spotted part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in a hot spring in the southern part of the park, officials said Thursday. Tuesday’s discovery at Abyss Pool led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin and its parking […]
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo.—A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger. The 34-year-old man from Colorado Springs was walking with his family near Giant Geyser in the Old Faithful area on Monday […]
RED LODGE, Mont.—This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become a dead end, a casualty of the severe flooding that tore through one of America’s most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges, and homes. The unprecedented flood has closed the entire park and forced the evacuation of 10,000 visitors. And towns like […]
In a special election, Republican Mayra Flores wins the South Texas House seat in a district that has voted Democrat for 100 years. In South Carolina, Trump-endorsed Russell Fry defeats Tom Rice with over 50 percent of the vote; and more early results from primaries in four states. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is […]
In a special election, Republican Mayra Flores wins the South Texas House seat in a district that has voted Democrat for 100 years. In South Carolina, Trump-endorsed Russell Fry defeats Tom Rice with over 50 percent of the vote; and more early results from primaries in four states.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is joining the White House as a Senior Adviser to President Biden.
And more than ten thousand visitors were ordered out of Yellowstone as unprecedented flooding tore through the northern half of the nation’s oldest national park.
HELENA, Mont.—Massive floodwaters ravaged Yellowstone National Park and nearby communities Monday, washing out roads and bridges, cutting off electricity, and forcing visitors to evacuate parts of the iconic park at the height of summer tourist season. All entrances to Yellowstone were closed due to the deluge, caused by heavy rains and melting snowpack, while park […]
A 3-year-old suffered second-degree burns after falling into scalding hot water at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming Friday, the park said in a news release. The child “took off running from the trail” before slipping and falling into a small thermal feature, which is a collection of extremely hot water like a hot spring, geyser, […]
Nearly a dozen small earthquakes shook Yellowstone National Park over a 24-hour period on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The tremors ranged from 1.6 to 3.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, the agency said on its “latest earthquakes” page. The Idaho Statesman reported that around 34 quakes have occurred in the area, […]
A tourist who wandered off the boardwalk at Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone in the dark has suffered “severe” burns, according to the National Parks Service, after tripping into thermal water.
Three young hunters who were convicted of illegally killing a mountain lion in Yellowstone National Park left behind a trail of pictures on social media websites that authorities obtained before they were deleted, helping bolster their prosecution. Pictures posted on Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook—including some that anyone could see—showed Corbin Simmons, 19, Austin Peterson, 20, […]
