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A Korean mountaineer was rescued from Half Dome today at approximately 8:30am after being swept downhill in an avalanche yesterday afternoon. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdrescue209.htm

Park visitors James Bachman and Dorothy Hovland, from Huntington Beach, CA, returned to Yosemite today to present a plaque to Park Ranger Dan Abbe to show their appreciation for his heroic efforts. Abbe rescued the pair after their truck and trailer slid off of Highway 41 and down a steep …

Three rock climbers were rescued yesterday afternoon from the wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, culminating a two day rescue operation. Sarah Land, 24 from Oakhurst, California, Walker Mackey, 25, and Rio Mackey, 23, both from Boulder, Colorado were lowered down the wall of the 7,563 foot granite …

Hans Florine once climbed the Nose route of El Capitan (a nearly vertical climb of 2,900 feet) in just over two hours. It was record-setting at the time. The guy … Click to Continue »

One person was extricated from a car by first responders Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at the intersection of Highway 140 and North Cunningham Road after a multi-vehicle crash. Details on the crash weren’t immediately available. … Click to Continue »

Two teenagers were rescued from Bear Creek after the car they were traveling in veered off the roadway and crashed into Bear Creek near Parsons Avenue in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. … Click to Continue »

Fresno Fire Department’s Twitter account @FresnoFire posted a video of a firefighter giving oxygen to a cat retrieved from an apartment complex fire in the 500 block of Winery Avenue on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. One person and the cat were treated at the scene, according to the post. … …

A Rank security officer patrolling the Turlock Irrigation District canals early Monday found a horse on the north bank looking into the canal. When he got closer he discovered the … Click to Continue »

A man is recovering after being pulled out of the San Joaquin River in Northwest Fresno. Police say the 40-year-old man had been fishing on the ledge when it gave way.     He called 9-1-1 while holding onto branches, before drifting down stream. Officers found him, still breathing on his own but said he …

A man is now recovering after being pulled out of the San Joaquin River in northwest Fresno Sunday night. Police say the 40-year-old man had been fishing on the ledge when that ledge gave way. He called 911 while holding onto branches, before drifting down stream. Officers found him still breathing …

A heartwarming story today out of Fresno’s Fire Station 4. Firefighters were wrapping up at a house fire in Central Fresno on Olive and 9th, when something out of the ordinary happen, and our reporter Gaby Rodriguez caught it on camera.   A pigeon that had been rescued from inside the …

A few days after being rescued from what police can an abusive owner, the dog named Ginger is recovering now in the care of the Central California SPCA. "Ginger is doing really well. She’s still getting used to being in a shelter environment, but the staff absolutely loves her–very energetic," said …

Crews pulled a girl out of the water near Mackenzie point at Millerton Lake on Sunday. Rangers say, once they started looking, lifeguards found her, unconscious, within two minutes. She had been under water though, for some time. The area is known for the shoreline dropping off suddenly. Witnesses say her father …