Christopher Hale, 23, of Gainesville, Florida was found dead today in Yosemite National Park. Hale, who had been reported missing since yesterday morning was found by Park Rangers at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. It appears that Hale fell from an unnamed cliff face above Mirror Lake in eastern Yosemite Valley. …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Employee Dies in Climbing Accident
Jeff Maurer, a Wildlife Biologist at Yosemite National Park, died Sunday, August 30, after falling from the Third Pillar, a technical rock climbing route on Mount Dana. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/maurer.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Employee Receives Prestigious Accessibility Award
Branch Chief for Interpretive Services in Yosemite National Park, Mary Kline, was the recipient of a National Park Service (NPS) National Accessibility Achievement Award in the “Programmatic Accessibility Achievement” category. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/accessibilityaward.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Searching for Missing Park Employee
Yosemite National Park Rangers are searching for Jessica Rose Garcia, who did not show up for work at the Wawona Hotel. Garcia, a 23 year old female and an employee of DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., was scheduled to work at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, October 7, 2012, and …
Read More »Missing Employee Located Alive in Yosemite National Park
Jessica Garcia, an employee of DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., has been located alive after she was reported missing when she did not show up for work at the Wawona Hotel on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Garcia was located at approximately 1:00 p.m. this afternoon by a member …
Read More »Chief Forensic Pathologist Named Fresno County Sherriff’s Office Employee Of The Year
Dr. Venu Gopal served as the sole forensic pathologist for the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office in 2020. During that year he performed roughly 350 autopsies and 500 external exams, all while managing the pressure of working through a pandemic. In acknowledgment of his service to the community, Dr. Gopal was …
Read More »‘Essential Employees’ At Fresno County Federal Prison Say Shutdown Affects Employee Safety
As of this week, the partial government shutdown means many federal employees are going without a paycheck, some of whom are right here in the San Joaquin Valley. Reporter Alexandra Jaffe with VICE News Tonight on HBO came out to Fresno to hold a roundtable discussion with workers from the …
Read More »One UC Merced employee resigned, 2 disciplined after reports of sexual misconduct
Two UC Merced employees have been disciplined since June 2016 for alleged sexual misconduct against female students, and a third employee resigned related to another investigation, according to public records … Click to Continue »
Read More »Another shakeup in Atwater as longtime employee calls it quits
Atwater’s city attorney of more than five years has submitted a resignation letter, the attorney confirmed on Thursday, the latest shakeup in a city with a divided City Council. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Employee describes chaos after explosion in Atwater
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Read More »Employee Longevity and Service Nominations BRAVO!
On May 9th the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors in conjunction with the Human Resources Department recognized County employees for their length of service.
Read More »Fresno police seek Rite Aid thief who pepper-sprayed employee
Fresno police are searching for a woman who stole several items from the Rite Aid store at 2011 W. Shaw Ave., then pepper-sprayed the store employee who attempted to stop her and retrieve the merchandise. The woman is believed to be in her mid-30s, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall …
Read More »Dos Palos High School employee accused of assaulting students
A Dos Palos High School food service employee was put on administrative leave Monday morning after video footage surfaced that appeared to show the 32-year-old woman assaulting two students. Dos … Click to Continue »
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