At approximately 5:00 a.m. this morning, a limb from an oak tree fell in Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley, striking a tent in which two minors were sleeping. Park Rangers responded to the campground to provide medical assistance, yet both minors were deceased. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/fallen-tree-limb-causes-two-fatalities-in-yosemite-national-park.htm
Read More »Woman Struck By Falling Tree Dies in Yosemite National Park
A woman was struck and killed by a falling tree in Yosemite National Park on Sunday morning March 5, 2017, The tragic accident occurred in Half Dome Village, in Yosemite Valley, at around 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning, amid heavy snow and high winds. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/treefallincident.htm
Read More »Weekend – Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree In Sequoia National Forest
For many families that celebrate Christmas, picking out a tree is tradition. This year, families in the San Joaquin Valley can head into the Sierra Nevada mountains to pick the perfect pine, spruce or fir. For our Weekend Segment, we spoke to Denise Alonzo about how to get a permit …
Read More »100 redwoods in search of a forest: Seattle man looking for a home for ancient tree archive
One hundred trees are on their way to Seattle, in search of a forest. Grown from some of the largest redwoods on Earth in the redwood forests along the U.S. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lightning in Sequoia National Forest strikes a tree – and injures a family
A Monterey County father and his two children are recovering from being struck by lightning on a Labor Day backpacking trip to Sequoia National Forest. Chris Lovera and his two children, Aidan, 12, and Nadia, 9, were caught in a storm at Jennie Lake during their first family backpacking trip, …
Read More »Camera captures small plane crashing into tree in parking lot
A small plane crashed in a parking lot in Plainville, Connecticut at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday, September 11, 2017. The Hartford Courant reported the single-engine Cessna was coming into land at Robertson Field Airport when it veered and crashed into a tree in a nearby parking lot. The 80-year-old …
Read More »Watch Yosemite crew cut, clear big tree blocking trail in timelapse video
Ever walk through a gap in a huge tree that has fallen across a path? In a big snow year like this one, many trees have fallen on trails in Yosemite National Park. What happens next? Crews bring out the crosscut saws, because chainsaws are prohibited in d … Click …
Read More »Car in crashes into tree in Merced, police say; one person has head injuries
A car crashed into a tree in Merced on Saturday evening, according to Merced Police Department officials. One person, whose name, gender and age could not be immediately confirmed, was … Click to Continue »
Read More »One tree, three fiery deaths and a highway judged America’s most dangerous. Is Caltrans to blame?
Is a solitary eucalyptus tree standing alongside Highway 99 through Madera County an example of deadly negligence by the state of California? One attorney says it is. Los Angeles attorney … Click to Continue »
Read More »The historic drought is over, but tree mortality spreads around California
Tree mortality remains a long-term issue in California despite an end to the state’s historic drought of six-plus years. As a result of the drought and subsequent bark beetle infestations, more than 102 million trees have died. Cal OES takes a closer look at how the drought has affected tree …
Read More »Surveillance video shows armed man lying in wait to rob Caruthers Dollar Tree
An armed man surprises two clerks at the business by hiding in the back room, then coming out at closing time and robbing them. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman killed by falling tree in Yosemite was from Ceres, park reports
The young woman killed by a falling tree in Yosemite National Park on Sunday morning was 20-year-old Ceres resident Destiny Rose Texeira Borges, the park said in a news release … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock’s Almond Tree Restaurant goes up in flames
Turlock Fire Department firefighters battle flames at the Almond Tree Restaurant on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2107. (Joe Cortez/jcortez@modbee.com) … Click to Continue »
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