In 1996, an large rockfall in the Yosemite Valley resulted in a devastating event that generated a sonic boom and a huge granite dust cloud.

Yosemite National Park encompasses over 748,000 acres in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Established in 1890, it is one of the earliest national parks in the United States. Yosemite Valley, the ...

When Californians themselves need a break from California, they head to Lee Vining.

Hikers appear on the trail to Angels Landing in Utah’s Zion National Park. When storms isolate over areas of the park with ...

Tucked between the eastern edge of Yosemite and the otherworldly shores of Mono Lake sits Lee Vining, a pocket-sized mountain town that might just ruin you for city living forever.

Whether you are visiting the Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park, The Lincoln Memorial or any of the National Park Services many memorials, preserves, coastlines, there are some things you should ...

But in a freak accident July 19 walking just a few steps ahead of the others on a mostly paved old stagecoach road, Angela was struck and killed by a falling tree limb. Her family believes the heavy ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A young Mountain View woman who worked as a software engineer for Google was killed in a freak accident while hiking with friends in Yosemite National Park, according t… ...

Two private businesses, the Curry Camping Company and the Yosemite National Park Company, had long competed for tourist dollars within the park. Each wanted to build a gas station to boost profits.

The National Weather Service issued an updated report at 1:09 p.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms in effect until 1:45 p.m. for Yosemite.

Authorities are investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman who was fatally struck by a tree limb while hiking through a grove of sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite National Park is investigating a freak and deadly accident involving fallen tree branches that claimed the life of a 29-year-old Google software engineer.