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The District of Columbia opened its first semipermanent tiny park. The parklet's creators hope the new space will encourage pedestrians to hang out, while others worry about losing parking spaces.

Kentucky's state park system has won recognition for its storm readiness. The parks system has achieved “StormReady” supporter status to keep guests and…

For four years, the National Park Service has been gathering natural sound in dozens of parks across the country. The idea is to protect visitors -- and wildlife -- from unwelcome noise.

The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is home to the biggest subpolar ice field in North America, and nine of the 16 highest peaks in the U.S. Smitty Parratt, the park's chief interpreter, talks about the largest U.S. national park.

Kentucky’s state parks and historic sites are gearing up for the holiday weekend. Gil Lawson, spokesperson for the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage…

Some 125 acres of forest land in California's Redwood National and State Parks will return to the Yurok tribe in a first-of-its-kind arrangement.

Gordon Parks is the legendary African-American photographer known for documenting the lives of the poor, and for being the first black staff photographer for Life magazine. Jon Kalish reports that last weekend, Parks celebrated his 90th birthday in New York City with a group of African-American photographers from around the country.

By Alan Lytlehttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wuky/local-wuky-728618.mp3Lexington, KY – In an effort to free up some parking spaces in…

By Tony McVeighhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wuky/local-wuky-823169.mp3Frankfort, KY – In Frankfort, a bill allowing the sale of…

Helen Stickler's new documentary, Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator, tells the story of former skateboarding star Mark "Gator" Rogowski. Rogowski is now serving 31 years in prison for the rape and murder of a former girlfriend. Ken Park, a former skateboarder and friend of Rogowski, is interviewed in the film. Park is now the president and CEO of John Galt Media. Stickler is an Emmy-nominated writer, producer and director of documentary films and commercials.