National Park officials are extending the closure of the scenic Yosemite Valley and other areas due to heavy smoke from the massive Ferguson Fire. The Yosemite Valley, the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias and other park areas closed July 25 and were tentatively scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m. Friday....
Second Firefighter Dies Battling Ferguson Fire
Firefighter Brian Hughes, 33, was struck by a tree and killed Sunday while working as part of a crew removing brush and other fuel near the Ferguson Fire's front lines, national parks officials said. Originally from Hawaii, Hughes had been with California's Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots for four years and reached...