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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  South Dakota tribe faces deadline, $4.9 million price to block development near Wounded Knee massacre site

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Officers have burned hundreds of marijuana plants they found near Interstate 77 in the northeastern Fairfield County.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Great Smoky Mountains National Park camping areas closed because of bear activity

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  This weekend the United States National Parks will offer free admission to all 397 locations in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Monday, January 02, 2012  Visitors evacuated from Rainier; Washington park searched for gunman suspected of killing ranger

Thursday, July 21, 2011  Authorities say 3 people swept over Yosemite National Park waterfall are presumed dead

Thursday, July 07, 2011  Update: Park officials say they will not seek the grizzly that mauled and killed man at Yellowstone National Park, first fatal mauling since 1986.

Monday, June 27, 2011  A clan of grizzlies has been keeping rangers busy in Grand Teton National Park as the bears attract tourists

Friday, April 15, 2011  Across the region, Civil War commemorations have tended to celebrate the Confederacy and the battlefield exploits of those who fought for the slaveholding South.  But the National Park Service is trying to make anniversary events over the next four years more hospitable to black people.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  Despite unprecedented size, cuts in the shutdown-dodging budget pact may barely be noticed

Friday, April 08, 2011  A partial federal government shutdown is looming as Congress still works to agree on a budget. If lawmakers don't finalize a budget by Friday at midnight, many agencies' services may be affected.  Find out how the Palmetto State will be impacted.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Looming federal government shutdown could close some US parks during prime tourism season

Tuesday, May 19, 2009  Senate votes to restore Bush policy allowing loaded guns in national parks, wildlife refuges

Friday, March 20, 2009  National Rifle Association appeals court ruling that blocks loaded guns in national parks

Thursday, March 19, 2009  Court blocks Bush administration rule that allowed concealed, loaded guns in national parks