First family to tour Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday

September 9th, 2009 Hot Springs park to lead off new line of quartersHOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Hot Springs National Park will be the first site featured in a line of "America the Beautiful" quarters starting next year that will feature a national park from each state and U.S.

August 14th, 2009 Disruptions likely when president visits CanyonGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The First Family's visit to the Grand Canyon is likely to cause some delays and closures for tourists Sunday.

August 14th, 2009 Teen dies at Grand Canyon after water runs outGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — An 18-year-old who was among a group of eight hikers that had run out of water at the Grand Canyon has died.

August 11th, 2009 Free weekend at Grand Teton, Yellowstone parksMOOSE, Wyo. — People will be able to view the geysers of Yellowstone and vistas of Grand Teton free of charge one more time this weekend.

August 7th, 2009 Obama to travel out WestWASHINGTON — The White House is announcing that the first family will travel to national parks in the West next week. President Barack Obama and his family will visit Bozeman, Mont., Yellowstone National Park, Grand Junction, Colo., the Grand Canyon and Phoenix.

July 29th, 2009 Quiet down! Government targets Grand Canyon noiseFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Two federal agencies want to quiet things down at the Grand Canyon.

July 26th, 2009 Body of missing hiker believed found in CanyonGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities say they have found a body in Grand Canyon National Park and believe it's that of a Northern Arizona University student missing on a hiking trip.

July 22nd, 2009 Court upholds Grand Canyon's river management planFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge by environmentalists to federal rules allowing the use of motorized rafts at the Grand Canyon.

July 20th, 2009 Interior to halt uranium mining at Grand CanyonWASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will announce Monday that his department is temporarily barring the filing of new uranium mining claims on about 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, an Obama administration official said. The land is being "segregated" for two years so that the department can study whether it should be permanently withdrawn from mining activity, said the official, who requested anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

July 14th, 2009 Free weekend at national parks, July 18-19WASHINGTON — Another free weekend is coming up at national parks and monuments. The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees July 18-19 as part of an effort to stimulate summer visits to the parks.

July 13th, 2009 Motorist dies in drive over edge of Grand CanyonGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities say a man has driven over the edge of the Grand Canyon and plunged 600 feet to his death.

June 17th, 2009 Man goes over Yellowstone falls, presumed deadYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Officials in Yellowstone National Park are searching for a man they believe committed suicide by jumping into a river and going over a 300-foot waterfall.

June 1st, 2009 Grand Canyon tribe welcomes back touristsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Arizona's Havasupai Tribe is welcoming back tourists after months spent repairing trails and clearing debris from a flood that swept through their reservation last summer.

May 2nd, 2009 1 of 3 hikers swept away in Colo. River found deadGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.

April 30th, 2009 Canyon officials hope to squash radiation rumorsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Grand Canyon National Park officials hope they have finally put to rest a long-standing rumor that the athletic fields where local children play were contaminated with radiation.