Ahwahnee News

With all due respect to author H.G. Wells, there are no time machines. Except for the ones we rented recently on a trip back in time to Yosemite National Park.

Authorities arrested four Ahwahnee residents Monday in connection with a seizure of methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine, a Madera County sheriff's spokeswoman said.

Owner Victor Weitzel says, "I like all the wows when people see it and say, `That's a badass ride.' Even some of the old guys who are purists and say they are not fans of customizing a car, tell me it's very well done.

Yosemite National Park, CA --Tioga Pass will open at 10am Wednesday. Tioga is the last of the three local mountain passes to open.

"It's going to be great." Don DeBernardi of Oakhurst Sunrise Rotary was talking about Ahwahnee Hills Park, which is ever closer to opening.

A tall plume of black smoke met drivers coming into the Mountain Area Tuesday morning.

Question: What are the salaries of Fresno Philharmonic musicians and conductor? Do musicians who play very little get paid as much as those who play all the time? -- Frankie Lee Schlesser, Ahwahnee Answer: Musicians who play with the Fresno Philharmonic are paid "per service," receiving fees for each rehearsal they attend and for each concert in ...

But, contrary to earlier news reports, the landmark hotel in Yosemite National Park will not be closed for two years.

When Jacqui and Fred "Buster" Nichelmann and their daughter, Jenni, wave from the grand marshal's car in the April 18 Raymond Parade, they'll be waving to friends and relatives along a road they know well.

In his first comments since the vulnerabilities of the landmark Ahwahnee Hotel became public, Yosemite Superintendent says he wants to do the work but keep the hotel open to minimize the impact on visitors and ...

Fixing Yosemite National Park's famed Ahwahnee Hotel so it won't collapse in a major earthquake will not begin for at least five years, the park's top official said Monday.

In his first comments since the vulnerabilities of the landmark Ahwahnee Hotel became public, Yosemite Superintendent says he wants to do the work, but keep the hotel open to minimize the impact on visitors and ...

The grand Ahwahnee Hotel, a long-cherished refuge in the heart of Yosemite National Park, does not meet modern seismic safety standards and risks partial collapse in a major earthquake, according to a study ...

Bare, ruined walnut trees stand in rows west of what Buck Fawcett called the best house Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed.

On March 26, it will be 137 years since the earth rumbled from Red Bluff in Northern California to the beaches of San Diego.

Yosemite National Park hopes that some of the $920 million doled out in the federal stimulus package to the National Park Service will go to retrofit the Ahwahnee Hotel.

Yosemite National Park's historic Ahwahnee Hotel, a landmark destination with stunning views of Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and Glacier Point, could be closed for up to two years under a proposal by park ...

Nearly 200 teachers attended a Yosemite Unified School Board meeting Monday night at Coarsegold Elementary School to address proposed layoffs.

Dogs Strut Their Stuff Lenora Deck and Gail Hawksworth, both from Ahwahnee, Calif.

After eight years of delays and roadblocks, officials anticipate Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park will open in the spring.