A California hot springs will close indefinitely after a second person was found dead in 16 months, officials say. Someone was found dead in one of Miracle Hot Springs’ tubs on Saturday, Feb. 17 in the same area that another individual died in October 2022, the U.S. Forest Service’s Kern River Ranger District said in […]
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Man drives Yosemite park ranger’s stolen car off 200-foot cliff and survives, feds say
A man accused of stealing a Yosemite National Park ranger’s car and then driving it off a cliff in a high-speed chase has been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to a news release. A federal grand jury indicted the 28-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man on Thursday, Feb. 15, according to a news release from […]
73-year-old hiker vanished in Colorado national park, rangers say. Now cellphone found
A 73-year-old hiker has been missing for one week after he vanished on a hiking trail in southwestern Colorado, National Park Service rangers said. Thomas Irwin was last seen hiking the Petroglyph Point Trail in Mesa Verde National Park at about 1:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, rangers said on Facebook. Then someone turned in a […]
Hikers run out of food, water as phones die 11,000 feet up volcano, Hawaii rangers say
Two hikers got lost 11,000 feet up a freezing volcano in Hawaii without food or water, rangers say. They were trapped there overnight in a severe winter storm that closed the peak of Mauna Loa — the largest active volcano in the world — above 10,000 feet, the National Park Service said in a news […]
Park rangers find baby elephant alone and trapped in mud. Then came reunion with mom
During a routine patrol in Thailand, a group of park rangers stumbled upon a baby elephant — alone and trapped in mud. Officials said they found the baby Jan. 11 in Tat Mok National Park, according to a Jan. 16 Facebook post from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. The elephant’s mom […]
Fossilized eggs at Oregon national monument baffle researchers — until now, rangers say
A nest containing fossilized eggs estimated to be 29 million years old at an Oregon national monument has been identified, the National Park Service reported. The eggs, originally thought to be ant eggs, are actually from grasshoppers, rangers said in a Jan. 12 news release. The nest, found at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument […]
Men off-roading in Death Valley — and truck sent to help — get stuck in mud, rangers say
Two men were illegally off-roading at Death Valley National Park when their vehicles got stuck in the mud, damaging the protected land, California rangers said. The truck they hired for help also became lodged in it, officials said. The two men were off-roading in a Porsche SUV on Dec. 22, the National Park Service said […]
Men off-roading in Death Valley — and truck sent to help — get stuck in mud, rangers say
Two men were illegally off-roading at Death Valley National Park when their vehicles got stuck in the mud, damaging the protected land, California rangers said. The truck they hired for help also became lodged in it, officials said. The two men were off-roading in a Porsche SUV on Dec. 22, the National Park Service said […]
Rangers sign Fabio Silva on loan from Wolves
Rangers have announced the loan signing of Portuguese forward Fabio Silva from Wolves until the end of the season. Silva is set to join Rangers from January 1, subject to international clearance, and will become the first new arrival under manager Philippe Clement. After joining Wolves from Porto in the summer of 2020 for what […]