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Here are six volunteers who make a difference at National Parks and other federal lands, from an 8-year-old who does the ...
A national park site in downtown Philadelphia preserves epic tales of war and freedom in just 0.02 acres of space. Explore ...
A Colorado woman, 82, died of her injuries nearly a month after an attacker targeting “Zionists” threw Molotov cocktails at ...
The closing of Dupont Circle felt like a bad omen. The park and its namesake neighborhood, a longtime hub of gay life in ...
Part of the National Park Service’s 2025 "Fee-Free Days" program, the NPS will honor Juneteenth National Independence Day, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
“The National Park Service is now asking visitors to report any signage or messaging or staff who make disparaging remarks about Americans living or dead, or who fail to gush about the nation ...
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.
The National Park Service and the US Park Police announced that they will close Dupont Circle Park between 5 AM Friday and 6 PM Sunday, a window that coincides with multiple celebrations during ...
A man was shot and two others were reportedly stabbed Saturday night near Dupont Circle in Northwest Washington, DC, a key site for this weekend’s WorldPride celebrations. The police said a ...
Two youths were stabbed in Dupont Circle and an adult man was shot nearby during WorldPride on Saturday, hours after U.S. Park Police removed anti-scale fencing. By John Riley on June 7, 2025 ...
Dupont Circle Park was reopened Saturday morning ahead of WorldPride after the Mayor's office and the National Park Service agreed to take down the barricades for the festival. Dupont Circle Park ...