Grand Canyon News

No count was conducted in 2019 due to a federal government shutdown.

The attack happened the morning of Jan. 30 on Grand Loop Road in the Canyon Village area.

Park officials say 24-year-old Tristen Watson and her son, Christopher, were found with gunshot wounds on the Beaver Meadows Trail Jan. 24.

In Fiscal Year 2019, the bureau reached a milestone with over 90 percent of the 31,339 structures listed in the NPS Wildland Fire database now surveyed for threats from wildland fire.

The application will be submitted to Kaibab National Forest later this week.

Most special events and activities held in the park, such as weddings, organized group rim-to-rim trips and using the Shrine of the Ages, require a special use permit.

An amber-colored snail found in Arizona and Utah could be losing it status as an endangered species.

The policy change, signed by heads of the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, narrows the types of waterways that qualify for federal protection under the half-century-old Clean Water Act.

In 2019, visitation to Yellowstone National Park was at the lowest level it has been since 2014.

On Jan. 9, an eight person crew launched from Lees Ferry in an attempt to break a speed record by rowing 277 river miles of the Grand Canyon in less than 34 hours. They were unsuccessful.

Yosemite National Park is investigating about 170 reports of gastrointestinal illnesses and has confirmed two cases of norovirus, officials said Jan. 16.

Grand Canyon Youth (GCY) will hold its second annual “River Stories Told Live” fundraiser Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at the Museum of Northern Arizona.

Grand Canyon School hosted its annual spelling bee Jan. 15.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is now accepting applications for 2020 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for pronghorn and elk.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking information about the recent poaching of two female (doe) mule deer near Colorado City, Ariz.

Grand Canyon Conservancy recently announced that the Arizona Lottery is donating $50,000 to support Canyon Field School scholarships for students.

Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating a critical missing person.

Entrance fees at state parks will be waived for all Arizona residents on Monday, Jan. 20.

Last February, four dead horses were found inside the Heber Wild Horse Territory. That brought the total to 16 dead horses found since October 2018.

Grand Canyon National Park will join national park sites around the country in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with free entrance to the park.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Austin M. Peck is a name most Williams residents do not recognize. He was not raised within the community, has no relatives in the region and he spent little, if any time embracing the town’s beauty and the people who love it so.

With windmill ears and a winter red coat, my mule, Twinkie, hauled my bony butt to Phantom Ranch and back. A few hikers on the trail down toted fishing poles. None had any luck.

Looking for something to do in 2020? There’s plenty being scheduled in and around the South Rim.

Fearing an eroding tax base, two Republican legislators are leading efforts to block private individuals from giving away property to the federal government.

The closure is expected last from Jan. 2 through March 28 (subject to change due to inclement weather).