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• Man charged for beating tourist in head with hammer

  August 1, 2012 5:32 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A man has been charged with hitting a Spanish tourist in the head with a hammer in a park next to New York's City Hall. John Yoos is being held without bail after his arraignment Tuesday on attempted murder charges. He is due back in court... more »

• Tourism bill brings money to southern Colorado

  May 19, 2012 10:06 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A hotel project near Denver International Airport and a Pueblo project have been chosen to receive incentives under the Regional Tourism Act, beating out projects in Douglas County, Glendale, Estes Park and Montrose County. Colorado economic development officials said Friday that Gaylord Entertainment's project to build a... more »

• Incline helper returns to promote event

  May 21, 2011 8:46 AM

  A tourist who took it upon himself to hammer down loose pieces of rebar along the Incline in Manitou Springs is back in town this weekend. Eric Mathison wrote us to say he'll be back at the incline today passing out t-shirts at the incline to promote a two-day... more »

• President Obama and family take in sights of Rio

  March 20, 2011 1:12 PM

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - President Barack Obama is playing tourist today in Brazil. He's visited Rio's brilliant beaches and a notorious shantytown, where he played soccer with some children at a community center. First lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia got involved, too, kicking a ball... more »

• Mexican official says search for US tourist suspended

  October 15, 2010 8:17 AM

  A Mexican official says the search for an American tourist believed to have been shot while crossing a border lake has been temporarily called off. Tamaulipas state attorney general's office spokesman Ruben Dario Rios Lopez told the McAllen newspaper The Monitor that the search for David Michael Hartley was... more »

• Economy: Oil cleanup both bonanza and bust

  August 27, 2010 8:19 AM

  An Associated Press analysis finds some places have done pretty well since the Gulf oil spill while others have been hit by a double-whammy. The worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history has spurred something of an economic boom in some communities where cleanup operations are based. But other... more »

• French tourist survives fall into the Grand Canyon

  August 6, 2010 8:49 AM

  A French tourist has survived a 75-foot fall off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Witnesses say the 18-year-old man reportedly slipped Thursday afternoon while taking pictures near the rim. Park rangers received a report of a man falling over the edge of Mather Point, which is a... more »

• Barge collides with tourist boat; two missing

  July 7, 2010 3:47 PM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Coast Guard officials say two people are unaccounted for after a barge collided with a tourist boat on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Coast Guard Senior Chief Bud Holden says 35 passengers and two crew members were aboard the amphibious boat when it was struck around... more »

• Monarch Mountain on pace for record season

  April 10, 2010 11:23 AM

  Monarch Mountain expects to end its ski season Sunday with a record for skier visits. Spokesman Eric Ramsey said Friday that the resort should finish with around 183,000 skier visits, which would top the high of 176,000 from two seasons ago. Eldora Mountain Resort also ends the season Sunday and... more »

• 24 die in cartel-related violence near Acapulco

  March 14, 2010 11:44 AM

  Thirteen people were killed in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, with four victims found beheaded, security officials said. Another gunbattle in the state left 11 people dead. Five of those killed were police officers whose night-time patrol was ambushed by gunmen early Saturday in Tuncingo, a... more »

• Work to begin in March on Dinosaur visitor center

  February 17, 2010 10:23 AM

  Construction will begin in March on the visitor center for Dinosaur National Monument. Superintendent Mary Risser says Advanced Solutions Group, LLC of Kaysville has been selected to demolish and replace condemned portions of the Quarry Visitor Center. The contract is worth about $7 million and is being funded by the... more »

• World's tallest tower lookout suddenly shuttered

  February 8, 2010 10:34 AM

  The Burj Khalifa's owner says the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down little more than a month after it opened. The Dubai skyscraper's owner Emaar Properties blamed the closure on "unexpected high traffic," but then added in a brief statement to The Associated Press... more »

• For $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland

  January 17, 2010 10:52 AM

  Only miles from the scenic vistas and celebrity mansions that draw sightseers from around the globe, a bus tour is rolling through the dark side of Los Angeles. Passengers paying $65 a head Saturday signed waivers acknowledging they could be crime victims and put their fate in the hands of... more »

• Labor Day weekend visits to Rocky Mountain park up

  September 14, 2009 9:26 AM

  Visits to Rocky Mountain National Park are up so far this year compared with last year. National Park Service statistics show the park had about 120,000 more visitors through the end of August than during the same period a year ago. More than 2.43 million people have visited the park... more »