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A cyclist was hospitalized after being stabbed at the famed Marin Headlands on Saturday, officials said. CHP spokesperson Arthur Tellez told SFGATE the stabbing occurred at 11:40 a.m. on a congested section of Conzelman Road, near Alexander Avenue where the roads intersect with Highway 101. Tellez said the driver of a black Tesla and a cyclist got into an altercation, with the cyclist suffering stab wounds from a knife.

Betty Reid Soskin was 92 when she first went viral and became, in effect, a rock star of the National Park Service. She was the oldest full-time national park ranger in the US this was back in 2013; she'd become a ranger at 85 but she had been furloughed along with 800,000 other federal employees during the government shutdown. News channels flocked to interview her. She was aggrieved not to be working, she told them; she had a job to do.

Key facilities - including the NPS Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center, Central Wharf, and Artist Row bathrooms - will remain open, ensuring visitors will have full access to restrooms and visitor information this season. Visitors will still miss out on other NPS sites though, including Salem's historic homes, the Custom House, and the Friendship of Salem tall ship, all of which will remain closed.

Just over a year ago, on September 2, 2024, Michelino Sunseri, now a 33-year-old professional trail runner, tagged the summit of Wyoming's Grand Teton and returned to the trailhead in 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 8 seconds, faster than the long-standing fastest known time (FKT) held by Andy Anderson since 2012. But while the clock said Sunseri was faster, a controversy kicked in almost immediately, landing him in federal court.

RICHMOND Marking the 109th birthday of the National Park Service, Bay Area political leaders, historians, parks experts and residents rallied Monday for the preservation of the diverse history told through lands they say are under threat by the Trump administration. Dozens gathered outside the visitor center at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, offering a collective voice against what they described as an extremist agenda to defund national parks and erase the history they honor.

The proposed budget cuts by the Trump administration could eliminate $900 million for national park operations, severely impacting the management and accessibility of public lands.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum announces pre-orders for a Stumpy bobblehead, celebrating the legacy of the resilient tree removed from the Tidal Basin.

The National Park Service now oversees the Vanderbilt Mansion, which was built in the 1890s by Frederick Vanderbilt on a stunning 153-acre estate.

Each April, the National Park Service celebrates National Park Week with daily programming and special events, and free admission on April 19, 2025.

Many employees who have been let go are newer to the National Park Service. A buyout offer is also still in progress.