Ahwahnee News

With its abundance of outdoor recreation areas, world-class wineries and outstanding restaurants, Northern California can be an overwhelming place to visit.

The annual Raymond Volunteer Fire Department Spaghetti Benefit Dinner and Halloween Dance will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Raymond General Store.

The magic and splendor of the holiday season come to vibrant life again this year with the 84th anniversary season of The Bracebridge Dinner at The Ahwahnee, a full-service, AAA Four-Diamond hotel located in the winter wonderland of Yosemite Valley.

Fun and frightful events are planned throughout the Mountain Area to celebrate Halloween Friday and Saturday.

There are plenty of luxury cars and shiny SUVs parked in Yosemite National Park, but it's no surprise to federal officials that the humble minivan is the vehicle of choice for bears who want a midnight snack.

AFTER A YEAR hiatus, a group of guys who have been friends since their days at Hayward High School got together the last weekend in September for their annual Boys Weekend Away.

A former Madera County supervisor arrested on suspicion of fondling a 13-year-old girl claims a video of the alleged act is part of a blackmail scheme.

Instead, let's just say this 1927 lodge demonstrates that even the natural splendors of the Earth can benefit from having a good building nearby.

O'NEALS -- It's amazing what crossing a cattle guard can do to your state of mind.

A Madera County judge has ruled that a key environmental report for a massive housing development near Highway 41 lacks important information, forcing the county to rewrite part of the report and threatening to delay the 5,200-home project.

The Madera County Board of Supervisors voted last week to close the Ahwahnee and Raymond Cal Fire Stations at the end of the current fire season, probably in December.

Madera County cuts nearly three quarters of a million dollars from fire services.Close to a hundred residents from throughout Madera County filled the seats at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, urging them not to cut funding for the fire department.The county told the Fire Chief Dale Hutchinson to trim more than $200,000 this year and ...

Yosemite National Park says the historic Ahwahnee Hotel will stay closed until Friday at 4 p.m. while geologists puzzle over whether any more rocks are likely to crash down from the Royal Arches formation in Yosemite Valley.

Yosemite National Park's majestic Ahwahnee Hotel will remain closed until at least noon Friday after tumbling boulders from the Royal Arches formation forced the evacuation of all 300 guests Wednesday.

As many as six rockfalls crashed down from Yosemite National Park's Royal Arches, a granite-rock formation towering above the Ahwahnee Hotel, starting just before dawn Wednesday.

Geologists are monitoring the cliffs behind Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel after tumbling boulders from the Royal Arches formation forced the evacuation of all 300 guests beginning at about noon Wednesday.

Dear Dr. Fox: I have a 2-year-old mix of Labrador retriever, Australian shepherd and border collie that I chose from a litter being given away in front of a grocery store.

DAY TRIP TO YOSEMITE When: Sept. 28; deadline to purchase tickets is Aug. 28 Info: The Traveleers Travel Club is heading to Yosemite and the cost is $180, which includes lunch at the Ahwahnee Hotel and a open-air tram ride.

Last Wednesday 1,422 marijuana plants were eradicated in the Ahwahnee area after a raid by the Madera County Narcotic Enforcement Team, the U.S. Forest Service, SWAT and Campaign Against Marijuana Planting.

ONE WOULD think that with times so tough at the Peralta Community Colleges, district officials would be doing everything possible to tighten their belts.