Yosemite National Park News

Yosemite National Park, in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, was one of the nation's first wilderness parks, created in 1890.

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

A Modesto man who went missing in Yosemite National Park in early November still has not been found, according to park rangers.

A view from the top of the Dana Plateau When naming spectacular places in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite Valley or Mt.

A century and a half ago, travelers could find food and rest atop this steep and winding route in Tuolumne County.

The local civic group that vied for a leg of next year's Amgen Tour of California gambled on an all-or-nothing pitch to race officials.

Yosemite National Park will offer free admission on Veterans Day. Free admission on Wednesday, Nov.

Future Fires For Yosemite Diminished snowpack and hotter summers mean more fires for Yosemite in years to come.

November 2, 2009 Posted By Craig Miller Filed Under Alpine , Warming , Wildfire Photo: Tim Walton Californiaa TMs Yosemite National Park has been scarred by several big fires in recent yearsa 'the latest contained less than two months ago.

We've covered how global warming is going to change California on a number of occasions in a broad context, but here's something a bit more granular: BBC News is highlighting how decreased snowpack and increased lightning strikes are going to cause wildfire flare ups in Yosemite National Park: According to research published in the International ...

A decade-long effort to centralize state court records has generated huge cost overruns that have caught the attention of the California Legislature and the governor's technology watchdog.

Here's something that might interest you: more minivans are raided by black bears in Yosemite National Park than any other type of vehicle.

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In this file photo, a black bear eats a mouth full of dandelions along Red Rock Canyon Road in Waterton Lakes National Park.

What do Yosemite National Park's black bears consider to be bigger and better than a picnic basket? A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it's minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice boxes, Cheerios and coolers carrying other snacks.

What's bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that live in Yosemite National Park? A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it's minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice boxes, Cheerios and coolers carrying other snacks.

The rebellious bears of Yosemite Valley have developed a taste for that old standard of the suburban family life, the minivan.

Out of the limelight, Yosemite National Park officials are drafting a plan to keep development and future crowds from making a mess of the pristine Tuolumne River -- the park's "other" major stream.

The Amgen Tour of California won't be returning to some portions of the Central Valley.

Yosemite officials say rockslides pose little risk to tourists and are just part of nature in one of America's most popular national parks -- but, just in case, they will wait until this afternoon to reopen the landmark Ahwahnee Hotel.