The National Park Service started free entry days in 2009. The selection and number of days have varied, but Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been on the list since 2011.

There were over 2,000 reported measles cases nationwide in 2025 — seven times the number of cases in 2024, with outbreaks still ongoing in the new year.

The move, which opponents argued would harm the greater sage grouse, could reshape how energy infrastructure is approved on public lands across the West.

A growing body of research suggests transfusing whole blood early while on-scene may increase a trauma patient's chance of survival before reaching a hospital.

The satellite-based platform estimates how much water crops are actually using across nearly the entire country, down to individual fields.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the review will make wildlife refuges and hatcheries more efficient, but some conservationists say it could be detrimental to visitors and habitats.

Congress' budget proposal for the National Park Service rejects the major slashes requested by the Trump Administration last year.

According to a new study from WalletHub, the Mountain West has some of the most charitable states in the nation — and the least.

The state's highest court ruled that two near-total state abortion bans violate the constitution. Republican lawmakers plan to fight the ruling, possibly by taking the issue to voters.

Only 11% of ski trails in western states were open by the end of November, which has also hurt early bookings as guests adopt a "wait and see" attitude.