Tag: park
Oldest park ranger in the US turns 100 l WNT
Betty Reid Soskin of Richmond, California, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 22. She is a national park ranger and said she’s still got work…
Investigation reveals what went wrong in fatal Colorado theme park accident l GMA
A newly released report said 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos, who died on the Haunted Mine Drop ride at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, was not properly…
Facebook VP Nick Clegg acknowledges ‘success comes responsibility’
George Stephanopoulos interviews Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg on “This Week.” #ThisWeek #NickClegg #Facebook source
Search expands for US woman kidnapped on safari
The U.S. embassy in Uganda issued a security alert advising Americans to avoid an area of Queen Elizabeth National Park while the search for Kimberly…
3rd person dies at Grand Canyon in 8 days
Grand Canyon National Park staff encouraged visitors to stay on designated trails and walkways, stay away from steep edges and stay behind railings and fences….
American tourist freed in raid by French forces in Burkina Faso
The tourist was rescued with three other foreign nationals after being kidnapped from a national park in Benin. source
1989 Central Park jogger rape case causes frenzy in media
The news that five black and Latino teens had been accused of being involved in the rape and assault of a white woman created a…
30-year-old crime still haunts New York City
The 1989 attack of a woman jogging in Central Park changed the lives of the victim and the teenagers convicted of the attack and turned…
Tornado in Oklahoma kills at least 2 people
Rescue workers continue to search for survivors in an El Reno motel and mobile home park that were hit by a tornado. WATCH THE FULL…
Woman injured in amusement park ride
A woman was critically injured and her husband and child were also hurt when a water log ride at Castle Park malfunctioned and flipped over,…
A suspected shark attack has been reported off the coast of North Carolina
Authorities say a 17-year-old girl was attacked while swimming at Fort Macon State Park and rushed to the hospital with severe injuries. SUBSCRIBE to ABC…
Los Angeles-area amusement park evacuated due to fire
Guests were evacuated at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor waterpark due to a nearby fast-moving brush fire. https://abcn.ws/2I65eHE WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF…
Central Park Five debate reignited by ‘When They See Us,’ Ava Duvernay’s Netflix series l Nightline
Linda Fairstein strongly disputed her portrayal in “When They See Us,” a dramatic retelling of five teens convicted in 1990 of raping and beating a…
‘Central Park 5’ prosecutors resign from various posts due to series
The new popular Netflix series “When They See Us” is causing backlash and central figures are now experiencing consequences from their role in the historic…
A 10-year-old became the youngest person to climb the El Capitan in Yosemite Park
Selah Schneiter climbed the 3,000-foot wall of granite with her father Mike, who is a climbing instructor. source
6 people rescued after raft tumbles over waterfall
The passengers were on an unguided, rented raft when it plummeted 30 feet down a waterfall in Pennsylvania’s Ohiopyle State Park, authorities said. #ABCNews #Raft…
Steven and Cary Stayner: 2 brothers’ horror and heroism l Nightline
The siblings are both famous and are both tied to the wonder of Yosemite National Park. One survived unspeakable horror, while the other was a…
Bison attacks 9-year-old girl at Yellowstone National Park
The young girl from Odessa, Fla., is recovering after a bison suddenly ran toward a group of visitors near Old Faithful and tossed her in…
Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, other national parks overwhelmed by Insta-crowds I Nightline
Picturesque public lands that used to host a few thousand visitors each year might now see that many in a single day in part because…
Teen details injury by a bison at national park in North Dakota
The 17-year-old said there was nothing he did to “aggravate” the bison before it charged him and threw him in the air at Theodore Roosevelt…
