Melissa Perez, 11, of Winton gets help from puppy Daiquiri in building a sand castle at Lake Yosemite in Merced in August 2013. Bea Ahbeck Casson Merced Sun-Star file Dogs will be allowed to roam Lake ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- A vegetation fire near Foresta in Yosemite National Park has prompted the park service to evacuate 60 homes. The fire has also closed Highway 140 into Yosemite. The fire was reported ...

In the summer of 1869 famed naturalist John Muir landed a job as a sheepherder in the Sierra Nevada in order to finance a return to the forests and alpine landscapes he so dearly loved. Accompanying ...

A helicopter and rescue dogs have been called into the search at Yosemite National Park for a 22-year-old man who vanished Sunday after telling companions he wanted a brief time alone for Bible ...

California’s 22 air tankers were reactivated Friday to help fight wildfires raging across the state, three days after a deadly accident at Yosemite National Park grounded the fleet. The National ...

Yosemite National Park officials say the Dog Rock fire has grown to around 210 acres with no containment as of Wednesday morning, a day after an air tanker pilot was killed while fighting the blaze.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- The pilot of a CalFire airtanker died Tuesday after he crashed while fighting the Dog Rock Fire burning near Yosemite National Park. Park spokesman Scott ...

Members of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection prepare to transfer the body of an S-2T Airtanker pilot over to state custody in El Portal, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. The ...