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Warm overnight temperatures did little to help firefighters working to contain the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, which grew to more than 3,200 acres by Tuesday morning – an increase ...
July 11, 2022 at 2:04 PM. The wildfire inside Yosemite National Park that threatens the community of Wawona and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias continued to grow overnight, expanding to more ...
August 3, 2022 at 7:13 PM. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park has reopened. The popular destination, home to the beloved Grizzly Giant tree near the park’s south ...
The Yosemite Firefall was a summertime event that began in 1872 and continued for almost a century, in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to the valley 3,000 feet (900 m) below. From a distance it appeared as a glowing waterfall. The owners of the Glacier Point Hotel conducted the firefall.
Cary Anthony Stayner (born August 13, 1961) is an American serial killer and the older brother of kidnapping victim Steven Stayner.He worked as a mechanic in Mariposa County, California, and murdered four women between February and July 1999, dumping their bodies near Yosemite National Park, leading to him being dubbed the Yosemite Park Killer or simply the Yosemite Killer.
Katie Hawkinson. July 5, 2024 at 9:00 PM. A 900-acre fire is burning through Mariposa County, California, near Yosemite National Park, prompting evacuations and forcing a local hospital to shelter ...
1984 (8th Session) Yosemite National Park ( / joʊˈsɛmɪti / yoh-SEM-ih-tee [5]) is a national park in California. [6] [7] It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 km 2) [3] in four ...
Guests at the Tenaya Lodge watch the Washburn Fire from a balcony as it burns near the south entrance of Yosemite National Park Saturday, July 9, 2022 in Fish Camp.