Tag: Park
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Hiker found dead in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
A hiker was found dead Monday along a trail in Texas’ Big Bend National Park after rangers noticed a vehicle that had been parked for several days and launched a search, staff said. The name of the 24-year-old hiker was not released in a National Park Service statement, but the agency said the discovery was…
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Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ sue Trump for defamation after debate comments
The five men who comprise the Central Park Five, and now call themselves the Exonerated Five, have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for defamation in connection with his remarks during the presidential debate. The lawsuit focuses on the Sept. 10 presidential debate in Pennsylvania where Trump said that the five men — Antron McCray,…
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Universal’s Epic Universe theme park set to open in May 2025
Universal’s Epic Universe theme park will open its gates on May 22, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Epic Universe is the company’s fourth theme park, part of a 750 acre development, and is the largest of all its properties, with five themed worlds: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — The Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo…
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Disney rolls out line-skipping park passes costing up to $449
Disney Parks are adding a top-tier, line-skipping upgrade with a whole-new-world of pricing: as much as $449 per person on top of park admission, Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday. The Lightning Lane Premier Pass pilot program will begin Oct. 23 at Disneyland Resort theme parks in Anaheim, California, and on Oct. 30 at Walt Disney…
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Man accused of slashing 7-year-old girl’s neck at a Detroit park
A Detroit man was arrested after allegedly slashing the neck of a 7-year-old girl this week at a park. Gary Lansky, 73, was charged with assault with intent to murder and felonious assault in connection with the attack Tuesday at Ryan Park in Detroit, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. The Council on American-Islamic…
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Man falls to his death while canyoneering in Utah’s Zion National Park
A man fell to his death while canyoneering in Utah’s Zion National Park on Saturday, the National Park Service said in a release. The man, 40, died after accidentally falling near the exit of Heaps Canyon around 6 p.m., the park service said Sunday. He was not immediately identified. The man was canyoneering with three…
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6-year-old boy kidnapped 73 years ago from California park found alive and well as senior citizen
A boy kidnapped more than seven decades ago from a California park was found alive and well as a senior citizen, reunited with surviving loved ones after his niece found him across the country through her own DNA research, police said Monday. Luis Albino was only 6 when he was taken on Feb. 2, 1951,…
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Hiker injured by bear at Glacier National Park
A section of a trail in Montana’s Glacier National Park was closed Thursday after a hiker was injured by a bear, park officials said. The injuries to the hiker, a 35-year-old man, were not life-threatening, the National Park Service said. The hiker was hurt Thursday morning after he and his group encountered a bear near…