The Latest Breaking News from National Park Service

North Carolina shipwreck remains a mystery after being revealed by waves

Museum posits mystery ship is the Schooner Joseph Rudd, which was grounded on 22 March 1890

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Famed Los Angeles mountain lion euthanased due to injuries, illness

P-22, the celebrated mountain lion that took up residence in the middle of Los Angeles and became a symbol of urban pressures on wildlife, is euthanased because of severe health problems.

ABC News · Dec 17, 2022

Famed LA mountain lion euthanized following health problems

P-22, the celebrated mountain lion that took up residence in the middle of Los Angeles and became a symbol of urban pressures on wildlife, has been euthanized

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Celebrity mountain lion P-22 captured in backyard of Los Feliz home, resident says

LOS ANGELES — P-22, celebrity mountain lion and Griffith Park’s most wanted big cat, was captured Monday morning in a Los Feliz backyard, the homeowner told The Times.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 12, 2022

‘Signs of distress’: beloved P22 mountain lion to be captured after attacking dogs

Los Angeles’ resident big cat will have his health assessed after recent attacks on two chihuahuas and roaming too close to homes

The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2022

3 historic sites in southeastern Colorado spotlight hard truths, offer 'a chance to tell that fuller story'

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Three historical sites clustered on the bone-dry plains of southeastern Colorado have drawn new attention to hard truths around century-old massacres and a wartime prison, an opportunity local leaders are seizing to expand tourism that explores the lessons of the past.

The Denver Post · Dec 8, 2022

Hundreds turn out to defend Lake Mead boating

BOULDER CITY, Nevada — Max Convis never imagined a day when park officials would even be considering the option of restricting boating access to Lake Mead, a reservoir he has been boating on for half a century.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Pearl Harbor survivor: Honor those who were killed

Lou Conter was serving on the battleship USS Arizona at the time of Japan’s attack. The Arizona was among the ships sunk, and 1,177 of his shipmates died — nearly half of the U.S. tally of 2,403 killed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 7, 2022

USS Arizona survivor: Honor those killed at Pearl Harbor

This week the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service will host a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor on the 81st anniversary of the 1941 Japanese bombing

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Here’s what the influencer who hit a golf ball (and lost her driver) into the Grand Canyon paid in fines

Sigmond was charged with three Class B misdemeanors as detailed under Title 36 in the Code of Federal Regulations.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 1, 2022