national parks

Fire crews continue to battle a wildfire that has spread to more than 600 acres in Polk County. Polk County officials say the fire is 91% contained — however, fire crews planned to suspend work Tuesday night amid high winds.

The National Park Service has laid off 23 rangers in North Carolina parks as part of the federal government's recent austerity measures.

State and local officials have been trying to figure out what to do about the growing number of threatened beachfront houses on North Carolina's Atlantic coast. The problem is there's no designated pool of money to demolish or move the houses. Now the National Park Service is stepping in to help.

A North Carolina family was on a road trip through the west as flooding trapped them in the small town of Gardiner, just outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Growing crowds at America's national parks have prompted some of them to allow entry by reserved tickets only. Arches National Park in Utah may be next, and there's renewed controversy over that step.

Tracy Swartout, a 21-year veteran of the National Park Service, makes Western North Carolina history as she becomes the new Blue Ridge Parkway superintendent this spring — the first woman to hold that position in the 86-year history of the park.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a long list of overdue maintenance projects. Now it's turning to a private partner to help raise money to upgrade…