An announcement expected Monday on whether a commercial spaceport can be located near Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia likely will just be the latest chapter in the long-running quest by county officials to develop the facility, as Federal Aviation Administration officials already are saying their ruling won't be the final step in the matter.

After more than a year of exterior renovations, historic Flat Top Manor along the Blue Ridge Parkway is gleaming once again just in time for the year-end holidays.

The state, federal and tribal groups involved in the Interagency Bison Management recently announced they would slaughter up to 900 Yellowstone bison this winter.

Another boat ramp at Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is closing to large motorized vehicles as the slow, but steady, decline of the lake continues.