Gazette.Net: County police arrest man suspected of rape in Mount Rainier

20 May 2012, 9:59 am

Four months after a woman was raped at knifepoint in Mount Rainier, county police have arrested a Hyattsville man who they believe is responsible for the incident.... Read More »

Rainier chief addresses summer operations at community meetings

20 May 2012, 12:35 am

Randy King, superintendent at Mount Rainier National Park, will hold three community meetings this week to offer an update on summer operations at the park and to answer questions.... Read More »

Hyattsville man charged in 2 sexual assaults

19 May 2012, 5:56 pm

Police arrested a 24-year-old Hyattsville man in connection with two sexual assaults in the Hyattsville-Mount Rainier area, and they are exploring whether he might be linked to some of the others in a high-profile spate of attacks on and around the Northwest Branch Hiker/Biker Trail, authorities sai... Read More »

Board examines murder of Mount Rainier park ranger

15 May 2012, 8:35 am

A National Park Service review board will look into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Ranger Margaret Anderson at Mount Rainier. Anderson was shot to death on January 1 after Benjamin Barnes drove through a park checkpoint near Longmire Ranger Station. The NPS board wants to determine wha... Read More »

Mount Rainier hearing on ranger's killing

15 May 2012, 5:51 am

MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. (AP) — A National Park Service board convenes Tuesday at Mount Rainier to review the killing of Ranger Margaret Anderson. The head of the five-member board, Jon Pierce, told The News Tribune (http://is.gd/cGxryf ) the purpose of the hearing is to determine what happened and wh... Read More »

Husband of slain ranger leaving Mount Rainier Park, moving to Boise

14 May 2012, 3:31 pm

The husband of slain Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson is leaving the park where he also worked as an enforcement officer.... Read More »

Husband of slain ranger leaving Mount Rainier Park

14 May 2012, 7:14 am

The husband of slain Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson is leaving the park where he also worked as an enforcement officer.... Read More »

Scenic route reopens at Mount Rainier National Park

8 May 2012, 12:40 pm

The Washington Transportation Department says a scenic drive through Mount Rainier National Park reopens Tuesday.... Read More »

MOUNT RAINIER: Cayuse Pass expected to open Tuesday noon

5 May 2012, 11:44 pm

If the weather allows, crews from state Department of Transportation hope to open Cayuse Pass on state Route 123 on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park at noon Tuesday.... Read More »

Mount Rainier-Hyattsville area shaken by attacks, rapes on or near trails

2 May 2012, 7:58 pm

The ominous signs are tacked on both sides of the opening in the black chain-link fence, warning travelers who venture out of the West Hyattsville Metro station that a rapist — or rapists — has been terrorizing the trails that lie ahead. Read full article >>... Read More »