Hurricane Dorian made landfall over Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday morning, knocking out power to some areas of the barrier islands and creating a storm surge that reportedly sent many residents into their attics. Aircraft were dispatched from the mainland to evacuate residents who needed to leave.

When a wildfire headed towards Tonto National Monument, park staff jumped into action and protected ancient wood used in the monument's cliff dwellings to withstand any flames that might reach them.

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt twice broke the law when he directed de facto National Park Service Director P. Daniel Smith to shift Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act funds to pay for maintenance and custodial work during the partial government shutdown early this year, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said Thursday.

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