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Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), Yosemite National Park was recently awarded an approximately $ 31.6 million construction contract to upgrade the historic Ahwahnee Hotel. The project includes a major seismic upgrade throughout the historic hotel as well as a kitchen renovation. Kitchen project work is currently underway …

The first phase of a major makeover at Tenaya Lake, one of Yosemite National Park’s most popular summer destinations, will restore wetlands and improve beach access with funding by Yosemite Conservancy. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tenayalake2011.htm

Yosemite’s Tenaya Lake, once called “Lake of the Shining Rocks,” will sparkle even more brightly following major restoration efforts this summer to its east beach and surrounding wetlands and trails with funding provided by Yosemite Conservancy. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tenayalake2012a.htm

On Thursday, the Trump administration revoked California’s authority to set its own rules on tailpipe emissions. The reversal of California’s nearly-50-year-old waiver means the state won’t be able to push auto makers faster than the federal government can to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants that come out …

Actor Darnell Abraham’s new role as George Washington in the San Francisco run of Hamilton – described as “America then told by America now” – makes it a little harder for him to go unnoticed. “One of the adjustments for me has been going out in public,” said Abraham after …

A pedestrian crossing a major street in central Merced was flown by helicopter to an area hospital after being struck by a car, according to police. The man, whose name … Click to Continue »

A 2-year-old boy suffered major injuries after being ejected from a vehicle in a Highway 99 crash Saturday morning, according to California Highway Patrol. The boy was reportedly not properly … Click to Continue »

A 44-year-old Atwater woman suffered major injuries in a rollover crash at about 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7, 2018, on Highway 59, south of Merced, according to California Highway Patrol. … Click to Continue »

A 30-year-old man suffered major injuries after he was thrown from his motorcycle following a collision in Merced County, according to California Highway Patrol. The driver of a 2016 Chevrolet … Click to Continue »

A woman suffered major injuries Tuesday morning in Atwater when a tractor-trailer truck collided with a pickup truck, the Police Department reported. The adult woman, whose name was not available, … Click to Continue »

A 38-year-old Atwater man is expected to survive after suffering life-threatening head injuries over the weekend in a suspected DUI-related hit-and-run crash, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. The victim, … Click to Continue »

Cooler temperatures and cloudy skies that brought less than an inch of rain to the Merced County area Saturday are expected to give way to sunshine and almost 80-degree weather … Click to Continue »

A 20-year-old on a motorcycle suffered major head injuries Monday after crashing into a truck in Merced County, according to California Highway Patrol. Eric Scott, 60, was driving a 2014 … Click to Continue »