Forecasters say the summer rains that fall across the Southwest each year are on track to be slightly later but a little heavier than usual.

Despite a shutdown of the federal government Jan. 20, Grand Canyon National Park has remained open.

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Grand Canyon National Park visitors can get into the park free Jan. 18.

Every year, the National Park Service (NPS) hosts an annual calendar of themed monthly events.

A federal appeals court has rebuffed efforts by mining interests to reopen a huge area around the Grand Canyon to new uranium mining.