malheur national wildlife refuge on january 2nd. today we learned, they may have planned that protest two months before they moved in. i ve been work 0ing on a peaceful resolution to this problem when several of the individuals arrested came intoy they had ultimatums that i couldn t meet. i m here to uphold the law. reporter: dave ward was emotional several times wednesday as he spoke to reporters. ward and federal authorities stressed they did their best to end this occupation peacefully. it didn t have to happen. we all make choices in life. sometimes our choices go bad. reporter: this all came to a head tuesday night when federal authorities say they tried to pull over several protesters as they drove from burns to a community meeting in john day. the protesterses who sources is identify as lavoy finicum. the special agent said they chose that spot on the highway for a reason. we worked to ensure that we could do so peacefully and safely out of harm s way of the
The National Park Service says a South Carolina woman died after falling from a scenic overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. The park service says dispatchers