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Teen Who Fell Down Shaft In Marin Headlands May Face Charges

The National Park Service might ask the Marin County District Attorney’s Office to file charges against a 16-year-old boy who allegedly broke into a World War II bunker in the Marin Headlands on Sunday and fell 35 feet down a ventilation shaft.

2013/05/01

Dog Walker Gary Hesterberg was shot with a stun-gun in San Mateo County (San Mateo Sheriff)

Bay Area Dog Walker Hit With Stun Gun Sues Park Service

A San Mateo County man is suing the National Park Service and a park ranger who allegedly shot him with a stun gun for being uncooperative about his off-leash dog.

2013/03/22

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Judge Says Park Officials Destroyed Evidence Case Of Boy Who Died From Fall At NorCal Park

A federal magistrate judge says the National Park Service purposely destroyed evidence in the wrongful death case of a 9-year-old boy who fell from a retaining wall in a Northern California Park.

2013/03/21

A Coast Guard crew on the San Francisco Bay. (CBS)

SPCA Warns Dog Owners To Stay On Shore After NorCal Drownings

The U.S. Coast Guard, National Park Service and East Bay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals teamed up to remind people that while dogs almost always survive being swept out to sea, their owners usually don’t.

2013/02/02

The Pinnacles

Pinnacles National Monument Officially Becomes National Park

President Barack Obama signed legislation Thursday making Pinnacles National Monument near Soledad the 59th national park in the U.S.

2013/01/11

Yosemite National Park spans part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The park is visited by an average of 3.5 million people per year. Visitors to the park are able to climb up Half Dome or El Capitan to get panoramic views of the park. (Photo by David McNeil /Newsmakers)

Yosemite Plan Would Ease Traffic, Shut Ice Rink

Visitors might miss the 1920s-era ice skating rink in the winter or the summer bike and raft rentals, but they’ll likely be glad to hear that a plan released Tuesday to protect the river that runs through Yosemite National Park won’t reduce the number of daily visitors.

2013/01/08

police horse

Unleashed Pit Bull Attacks Police Horse At San Francisco Crissy Field

A pet owner was arrested Monday after his off-leash pit bull dog attacked a U.S. Park Police officer’s horse at Crissy Field.

2012/08/07

A mound of trash outside the restrooms at Fort Mason in San Francisco, July 5, 2012. (CBS)

San Francisco Fort Mason Trashed During July 4th Celebrations

Mounds of trash blanketed the Great Meadow at Fort Mason on Thursday, remnants of a July 4 celebration staff at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area believe the crowds purposefully and wantonly left behind.

2012/07/05

Point Bonita lighthouse (U.S. Department of the Interior)

Point Bonita Lighthouse Reopens To The Public

The lighthouse, which offers spectacular views of the Marin Coast, had been closed because the bridge leading to the site had eroded.

2012/04/14

Samuel P Taylor State Park

National Park Service Rescues Popular Marin Parks

The National Park Service has come to the rescue of three California parks -two in Marin County – that were scheduled to close because of state budget cuts.

2011/10/07

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