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Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day

SAN FRANCISCO – A massive new rock fall hit Yosemite National Park on Thursday, cracking with a thundering roar off the iconic El Capitan rock formation and sending huge plumes of white dust...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day

SAN FRANCISCO – A massive new rock fall hit Yosemite National Park on Thursday, cracking with a thundering roar off the iconic El Capitan rock formation and sending huge plumes of white dust...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Watch their steps: Track journey of Yosemite bears online

FRESNO, Calif. – Wildlife enthusiasts around the world can now follow the daily journey of Yosemite National Park’s black bears from their laptops and smartphones, tracking the iconic animal...

DATE: Apr 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Lawmaker upset with park plan

Utah Republican says Yosemite expansion needs congressional OK

DATE: Sep 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In drought, drones help California farmers save every drop

LOS BANOS, Calif. – A drone whirred to life in a cloud of dust, then shot hundreds of feet skyward for a bird’s-eye view of a vast tomato field in California’s Central Valley, the nation’s m...

DATE: Aug 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

California’s huge trees cloned to fight climate change

CAMP NELSON, Calif. – At the foot of a giant sequoia in California’s Sierra Nevada, two arborists stepped into harnesses then inched up ropes more than 20 stories into the dizzying canopy of...

DATE: Jul 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

California’s spreading fire threat

State fears climate change, growing population increasing danger

DATE: Jun 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Drought kills 66 million trees in California’s Sierra

FRESNO, Calif. – The number of trees in California’s Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought, a bark beetle epidemic and warmer temperatures has dramatically increased since last year, raisi...

DATE: Jun 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

2 dead as California wildfire spreads

Smoke from rapidly spreading blaze hindering evacuations

DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Drought brings sinking feeling to Californians

Groundwater pumping speeding up subsidence

DATE: Aug 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Yosemite rockfall changes the face of a world-class climb

FRESNO, Calif. – A massive sheet of rock fell from the vertical face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park earlier in July, making one of the most popular routes attempted by climbers in No...

DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

California farmers propose water cuts to avoid bigger pinch

FRESNO, Calif. – A group of California farmers, in a surprising turnaround, is volunteering to give up a fourth of its available water this year, sharing a resource all but guaranteed to the...

DATE: May 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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