National Park Service

Crews have stopped cutting down trees along the George Washington Parkway in Northern Virginia after residents expressed anger and frustration.

Residents say many of the trees that were cut shouldn’t have been taken down. News4’s Adam Tuss explains the controversy.

A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.

Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes and insects that call this specialized subterranean environment home.

A single pipeline at the Grand Canyon delivers water to millions of visitors annually at the South Rim. Some visitors were surprised recently when they were shut out of hotels over the Labor Day holiday. The move was unprecedented. The leaks are a known problem. The pipeline that twists and turns through the inner canyon has broken dozens of times...

The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive a $100 million gift, marking the largest grant in its history.

Authorities say the body of a 20-year-old New Mexico woman has been recovered in Grand Canyon National Park.

Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive geyser.

The man was killed by National Park rangers on the Fourth of July as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at a dining facility with about 200 people inside.

The National Park Service said temperatures on exposed parts of the trail can reach over 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade.

Officials in Grand Canyon National Park on Monday stressed the danger that extreme heat poses after a Texas man collapsed and died on a trail over the weekend.

RFK Stadium hasn’t been used for an event in five years, and it’s been falling apart longer than that. News4’s Mark Segraves reports with reactions from the community.

The National Park Service said Thursday the District can demolish the historic sports site in Northeast D.C.

“Determining the dates for peak bloom is one of the great puzzles in the nation’s capital,” said Jeff Reinbold, the NPS’ superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks.

The National Park Service shares when the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., may hit peak bloom.

Cherry blossom season is just about here! Storm Team4 Meteorologist Doug Kammerer has a prediction for when the cherished trees will reach peak bloom.

Washington D.C. leaders believe the crumbling RFK Stadium site can be transformed into something great. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill gave them the greenlight to get started on Wednesday night. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

The vandalism was discovered Wednesday morning, police said. Officers cordoned off the area, and crews from the National Park Service (NPS) are working to remove the paint from the stone.

Cleanup was underway at the Lincoln Memorial after U.S. Park Police said someone spray-painted the monument with red paint.

Arizona and Utah will keep the iconic national parks in those states open if a federal government shutdown cuts off funding nationwide.