Christine Hauser

At dozens of national parks and historic sites around the United States, getting away from it all to revel in the country's wide-open spaces has taken on a whole new meaning.

Sleet and rain will lash coastal areas, while heavy, wet snow is expected farther inland, particularly in areas of higher elevation, forecasters said.

“Some warning services were impacted,” a National Weather Service spokesman said. By early Tuesday, things were back online.

A tanker carrying young salmon crashed. But most of the fish flopped into a creek and “hit the water running,” a wildlife official said.

Tens of thousands of live fish were hurled out of the truck and swept into a creek or onto its banks. The young salmon lucky enough to drop into the creek are expected to persevere in their migration to the...

On a recent morning in March, while dew was still on the road, there occurred the salmon smolt mishap of northeast Oregon.

Up to four inches fell in less than 24 hours across broad sections of both states, and officials were watching rising waterways warily.

Albuquerque Public Schools in New Mexico also installed an acting principal as it investigates a high school prom.

More than 800,000 people were under flash flood warnings in the Houston area and other parts of South Texas on Friday.