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Why Did Bear — or Bears — Attack at Soda Butte?

Yellowstone Grizzly

Bears and humans have always been an uneasy mix, but the attack by a bear -- or multiple bears, perhaps -- on a campground outside the Northeast Entrance of Yellowstone National Park that left one dead and two injured has locals wondering if anything could have been done to prevent the tragedy.

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Another Death in Yellowstone: Drowning in the Firehole

Yellowstone National Park

It seems like we're spending a lot of time covering death and destruction in Yellowstone National Park as of late. Tonight's bad news: 22-year-old Lin Ching-Ling died last night after drowning in the Firehole River near Old Faithful.

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Bear Kills One, Injures Two in Campground Near Yellowstone

Yellowstone Grizzly

A bear tore into the Soda Butte Campground near Cooke City, off the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park, killing one and injuries two others early this morning.

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Changes in Gun Laws Having Minimal Impact on Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park

So far this summer changes in America's gun laws, allowing legal gun owners to transport weapons in America's National Parks, has had a minimal impact on Yellowstone National Park, according to rangers and Park officials.

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Report from the Field: Yellowstone Beach Fire Now 95 Percent Contained

Beach Fire

Beach Fire

Turn out the lights, Martha: the Beach Fire -- which at one point threatened to take out a large swath of Yellowstone National Park -- is now 95 percent contained, as the Incident Management Team prepares to hand off mop-up operations to the National Park Service tomorrow.

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Report from the Field: Yellowstone Beach Fire Static; Local Control of Firefighting Slated for Tomorrow

Beach Fire

Yellowstone Beach Fire

The Yellowstone National Park Beach Fire has been contained to the point where control of the firefighting effort will shift back to the National Park Service tomorrow, with other firefighters removed from the current effort today.

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VP Biden: Yellowstone Gives “Nourishment To the Body and Soul”

VP Joe Biden at Yellowstone

VP Joe Biden at Yellowstone

Vice President Joe Biden gave a surprisingly personal speech to 100 Park employees, their families and contractors yesterday, saying a Yellowstone National Park trip after the loss of his wife and daughter "gave nourishment to the body and soul."

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Report from the Field: Yellowstone Beach Fire Now Three-Quarters Contained

Beach Fire

Beach Fire

The Yellowstone Beach Fire is almost totally under control: it's stayed at a size of 520 acres for several days now, and firefighting crews estimate that it's almost three-quarters contained.

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The Week That Was: July 25

Yellowstone National Park

It was a hot week in Yellowstone National Park, judging by what readers found interesting. Here are the most popular stories posted in the past week on Yellowstone Insider, as measured by page views.

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VP Biden to Visit Yellowstone National Park Monday

Yellowstone National Park

If you're in Yellowstone National Park Monday, you may want to adjust your travel plans accordingly: Vice President Joe Biden will be visiting the Madison Junior Ranger Station to speak and survey Recovery Act projects in the Park. Yes, there might be a small caravan tying up the road between West and Madison Junction that morning.

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