Tag Archives: BASE

We all know what a port looks like. There’s water and ships stacked high with shipping containers. But those are often in busy areas on the coast: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland. Well, one Central Valley county has decided to get in on the shipping and distribution game. That county …

A 29-year-old Merced man was killed Thursday morning when his pickup truck overturned on Santa Fe Road, just east of Castle Air Force Base, the California Highway Patrol reported. The … Click to Continue »

THIS FIRE IS LOCATED ON VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – As of 7:30 a.m., the Canyon Fire has burned 10,542 acres. The fire is now 18 percent contained and 633 firefighters from Vandenberg AFB, U.S. Forestry, Cal Fire, and Santa Barbara County Fire are combatting …

A power surge caused when a tree fell onto a set of power lines Wednesday sparked flames in the attic of an abandoned building at Castle Air Force Base. Fire … Click to Continue »

Moments just before two deaths in Yosemite National Park shown in video, captured from jumpers’ helmet cams.

A somber day in Yosemite national park. Climbing legend Dean Potter was found dead yesterday along with his climbing partner, Graham hunt.The two performed a BASE jump off a cliff in the park,but the jump went terribly wrong.Rock climber, High line, Base jumper, Dean potter was known for doing it …

A well-known BASE jumper and his friend have died in an accident in Yosemite National Park. A park spokesman says 43-year-old Dean Potter and 29-year-old Graham Hunt died after attempting a wingsuit jump from Taft Point that overlooks El Capitan and Yosemite Valley. Both were experienced rock climbers and BASE …