The National Park Service would lose more than 5,500 employees under President Trump’s Fiscal 2026 budget proposal, one that would have far-reaching impacts to the agency's mandate and which Defenders of Wildlife called an "extinction budget.

A 29-year-old skier from Washington died in an avalanche in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, making it the second death this season, officials said. Nicholas Vizzini was caught in the avalanche at about 6:15 p.m. June 10 on Mount McKinley, the National Park Service said in a news release.

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signs nationwide asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history. One such sign was being installed at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri,

The National Park Service says reopenings of closed campgrounds this summer will add around 500 additional sites for visitors.

Residents and city leaders are raising concerns about the impact the proposed 2026 federal budget could have on places like the Fort Smith National Historic Site.

After closing for two years, a steel bridge over the Virgin River in Zion National Park that’s carried countless visitors to one of the park’s classic hikes recently moved about 100 feet upstream. The National Park Service reopened the 42-year-old bridge on Tuesday, reconnecting Zion Lodge with the Emerald Pools Trail system once again.

The National Park Service closed the Sol Duc Falls area after an 18-year-old man fell over the 50-foot waterfall. Recovery efforts are underway.

The Porter Town Council has joined other communities around the nation in an appeal to reinstate National Park Service employees.