Yosemite National Park

A full view of Half Dome

2013-06-18 06:13:58

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150 homes evacuated near Yosemite as wildfire burns 1,600 acres

2013-06-17 21:42:00

A wildfire stoked by powerful winds had charred 1,600 acres near the primary roadway leading to Yosemite National Park on Monday night and led authorities to evacuate at least 150 homes. More than 700 firefighters were battling the Carstens fire,...

Yosemite's historic 'Buffalo Soldiers' up for national recognition

2013-06-18 12:53:00

WASHINGTON -- In the late 19th century and early 20th century, black troopers called the "Buffalo Soldiers" patrolled Yosemite and Sequoia national parks in California. But many visitors to the national parks are unaware of the role played by these...

Yosemite visitors reflect on deadly mistakes along a fabled trail

2013-06-09 18:59:00

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The two sisters boarded the morning bus to the Happy Isles trail head, ice cream cones in hand. For 50 years, their tradition has been to start a day on Mist Trail with some mint chocolate chip. Before they left on...

Letters: Nature is no picnic

2013-06-13 00:00:00

Re "Where to draw the line on trail?," June 10 The line on safety at Yosemite's Mist Trail, where multiple hikers have died over the last few years, has already been drawn, with many warning signs along trails and near waterfalls, with warnings in...

Prison riot in Kern County leaves one inmate dead, two injured

2013-06-03 14:16:00

One inmate was killed and two others injured Monday in a prison riot in the Central Valley. The riot erupted about 9:20 a.m. in one of Wasco State Prison's exercise yards, with 40 inmates ultimately being drawn into the fight, state corrections...

Father’s Day photography gift ideas 2013

2013-06-08 23:34:54

Bear tranquilized after sighting near Granada Hills country club

2013-06-03 14:24:00

The Knollwood Country Club in Granada Hills was briefly evacuated Monday afternoon before a bear was eventually tranquilized. The sighting was reported shortly before 1 p.m. in the 12200 block of Catenia Drive, Los Angeles police officials said.� The...

Letters: Yosemite isn't Disneyland

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Re "Two visitors killed in Yosemite," June 4 It is regrettable that another person has been swept over a waterfall in Yosemite National Park. But is raises the question: What was he thinking? Nature can be a beautiful place, but it can also be a...

Limited search continues for man swept over Yosemite waterfall

2013-06-03 09:09:00

It is “impossible” for a Sacramento man to have survived being swept over Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park over the weekend, a park spokesman said Sunday. Park rangers are continuing a limited search for Aleh Kalman, 19, who witnesses...

Back-to-back deaths at Yosemite a rarity, officials say

2013-06-03 18:59:00

A busy weekend at Yosemite National Park saw rare back-to-back fatalities after a man was swept over a 600-foot waterfall and another was struck by a falling rock while climbing El Capitan, officials said. Numbers shown that deaths at the park overall...

Rare back-to-back fatalities occur at Yosemite

2013-06-03 19:50:00

A hiker photographs Nevada Falls along the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park with a baby on his back.

2013-06-13 07:15:12

If you're traveling with a big family, or a couple of families, do check out the Redwoods in Yosemite, which includes dozens of cabins in a wooded area near the Wawona Hotel. They range from one to six bedrooms.

2013-06-12 17:37:44

Bob Roney, a ranger who's been at Yosemite since 1968, offers up a few notes of "Indian Love Call" a song that once accompanied the nightly "firefall" from the park's Glacier Point. The firefall effect was created by burning embers, dumped from the point to drift down to the valley.

2013-06-06 16:28:17