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Missing cat travels 800 miles from Yellowstone to home in California

Cat swims on the lake without fear of water A cat owner put his cat Fitz in a floating cooler and dragged him across Lake Ontario while kayaking. This story has been updated to add a photo. The love between…

Federal Executive Board decides to change the name of the Clingmans Dome back to Kuwohi

COLUMBIA, Missouri (WVLT) – The Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to change the name of a popular place in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was the latest development in a…

Visitor spending is increasing as nearly 2 million people visited the New River Gorge in 2023

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Nearly two million people visited New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and two other national recreation areas in the region in 2023, spending nearly $100 million, officials said. In New River Gorge National Park…

Tennessee: Record heat hits the state, forest fire in the Great Smoky Mountains spreads

Meteorologists are warning of record heat in Tennessee after a wildfire in the state’s Great Smoky Mountains spread to 4,000 square meters. The Flint Gap Fire broke out Monday evening near Hannah Mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according…

Storms bring record rainfall: trees fall on cars and houses

Over the weekend, storms in southern British Columbia brought record rainfall and strong gusts that downed trees and damaged homes and vehicles in several parts of the province. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, daily rainfall records were broken…

Tourists went on a paintball tour in Joshua Tree

Three German tourists are personae non gratae in Joshua Tree National Park after they were caught red-handed (or in this case, yellow-handed) following an act of paintball vandalism, according to the National Park Service. Citing a press release, KTLA reports…