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By Brenna AngelLEXINGTON, Ky. – The Lexington-Fayette County Parks Department is putting the finishing touches on its holiday decor. Mayor Jim Gray turned…

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Los Angeles Times reporter Jeong Park about the mass shooting last night in Monterey Park, CA.

In this installment of our weekly look ahead at the Urban County Council's docket, Richard Young discusses meetings focusing on parking prices and the city's youth anti-violence program.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Decay and vandalism have finally taken their toll on a 200-year-old yellow poplar in Woodland Park.The city hired Big Beaver Tree Service…

As the partial government shutdown nears the two-week mark with no end in sight, Kentuckians and tourists seeking parks and other services are out of…

Early March is when Yosemite National Park officials would normally be gearing up for the busy tourist season. Instead, they're figuring out how to cut $1.5 million from their budget because of the recent sequestration that forced across-the-board cuts. The National Park Service must now cut $134 million from sites around the country.

In California's Joshua Tree National Park, scientists say the quirky trees are in trouble. The National Park Service is looking for ways to save them for future visitors to experience.

By Associated PressFrankfort, KY – A Southern humorist and political candidate who angered Appalachian residents with jokes they considered offensive…

The Delicate Arch, a fixture of Utah's Arches National Park, may have suffered irreparable damage in a recent climb, park officials say. Climber Dean Potter, who admits to climbing the arch, says he is not the first to do so. But park officials -- and Potter's sponsor -- are concerned.

An atheist group seeking to post billboards criticizing the Ark Encounter park under construction in Williamsburg, Kentucky is having trouble finding any…