Yosemite National Park announced in a tweet Tuesday afternoon that the eastern valley will be closed starting at 10 p.m. Friday due to Merced River flood concerns. Most of Yosemite Valley will close starting Friday, April 28, at 10 pm, due to a forecast of flooding. This closure will last...
Announcement of Yosemite Hiker’s Death Delayed Nearly a Week
A woman who was declared missing while hiking in Yosemite National Park was found dead the same day, without a public update from the National Park Service. Authorities announced the death of 41-year-old “Alice” Yu Xie on Friday. Yosemite officials released details of the Chinese national's disappearance by website and...
Bodies Discovered Near Yosemite May Be Double Homicide
[aggregation-styles] San Francisco Chronicle Subscription A snowplow driver working near Yosemite turned up the bodies of two people whose deaths are being investigated as a double homicide, according to officials in Mono County. The Caltrans snowplow driver found two bodies along the side of the road on Highway 395 north...