Tag Archives: 2017

Visitors planning to visit Yosemite National Park on Friday, February 10, 2017, are encouraged to delay arrival until after 12:00 noon due to overnight storm activity. Storm systems coming through Yosemite National Park are expected to result in heavy rain. Water and debris may be washed into roadways. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/visitors-to-yosemite-encouraged-to-delay-arrival-on-february-9-2017.htm

Visitors are invited to join the park’s celebration for Earth Day, National Junior Ranger Day, Park Rx Day, and National Park Week. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-to-celebrate-earth-day-saturday-april-22-2017.htm

The Fifth Annual Law Day Yosemite will be held this year from 10:00 AM until Noon, Friday, April 28, 2017, at Half Dome Village (formerly known as Curry village) in Yosemite Valley. It is open to the public. Entrance fees will be waived for attendees. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/lawday2017.htm

Yosemite National Park will open the Glacier Point Road to all vehicular traffic at 9:00 am on Thursday, May 11, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gpopening2017.htm

The Half Dome Cables in Yosemite National Park will be in place for visitor use this Friday, June 2, 2017. The trail will be wet and icy in places and visitors planning to ascend Half Dome are encouraged to be prepared for winter hiking conditions. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/half-dome-cables-in-yosemite-national-park-will-be-in-place-for-visitors-on-june-2-2017.htm

The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park (Highway 120 through the park) will open for the season to all vehicular traffic beginning at 8:00 am on Thursday, June 29, 2017. There will be limited visitor services available from the Tioga Pass Entrance Station to Crane Flat. Tioga Road will open …

Yosemite National Park will close the Glacier Point Road and Tioga Road to all vehicular traffic at 5:00 pm on Thursday, November 2, 2017 due to incoming winter storms. This closure will remain in effect through the weekend and road conditions will be assessed on Monday, November 6, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-to-close-glacier-point-road-and-tioga-road-at-5-00-pm-on-thursday-november-2-2017.htm

Yosemite National Park and The Ansel Adams Gallery will celebrate the winners of the 2017 Gateway Expressions Student Art, Photography and Poetry Contest from 11 am to noon on Saturday, November 18, 2017. The celebration reception will take place in front of The Ansel Adams Gallery in the Yosemite Village. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gatewayexpressionswin17.htm

Criminal charges were filed Friday against three men accused of assaulting Merced police officers during a melee last year at a downtown hookah lounge that angered many and triggered protests … Click to Continue »

The Highway 99 south on and off ramps are closed until about noon Tuesday after a truck overturned in a collision resembling the explosive deadly crash in the same area … Click to Continue »

A man accused of stabbing a 21-year-old Los Banos resident to death will face trial on charges of murder, a Merced County judge decided this week. Prosecutors believe Michael Manuel … Click to Continue »

Either way you slice it, last year was a top-three scorcher. Global temperatures in 2017 were the third-highest on record, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, … Click to Continue »

The year 2017 was the third-warmest on record for the United States, and featured a pileup of weather and climate disasters that cost the nation a record-breaking $ 306 billion, according … Click to Continue »