The search for a missing California Conservation Corps (CCC) trail crew member working in Yosemite National Park ended on Friday, July 14, 2006 when his body was located half-way down the Royal Arches wall north of the Ahwahnee Hotel. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gresham2.htm
Read More »Missing Woman Found Dead in Yosemite National Park
The search for a missing woman in Yosemite National Park ended on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 when her body was located in the Echo Creek drainage, a rugged wilderness area southwest of Tuolumne Meadows. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/bonaventura6.htm
Read More »Missing Employee Found Dead in Yosemite National Park
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 »Fresno, Tulare Counties Declare Local Emergencies After Dead Livestock Accumulate Due To Heatwave
Fresno and Tulare Counties declared local emergencies Thursday after rendering plant Baker Commodities in Kerman stopped accepting livestock carcasses. Jimmy Andreoli, a spokesman with the company, says it has reached its limit in how many animals it can process according to its permit with the state Air Resources Board. If …
Read More »Lemoore Naval Pilot Confirmed Dead After A Fighter Jet Crash In Death Valley
The Navy confirmed in a statement Thursday that the pilot who went down in Death Valley Wednesday morning died in the crash. The pilot’s identity has not yet been released, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation. The single-seat fighter jet originating from Lemoore Naval Air Station …
Read More »Six Dead, Including Shooter, In Bakersfield Shooting Spree
Six people are dead, including the shooter, after a mass shooting in Bakersfield on Wednesday evening. The spree spanned five crime scenes in East Bakersfield. According to the Kern County Sheriff’s office, the 35-minute ordeal began near a trucking business close to Highway 58 and State Route 184. There, the …
Read More »Possible dead body found in Merced creek, police say
Merced police are investigating a possible dead body found in Bear Creek Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., a passerby reportedly was walking on the 16th Street bridge over Bear … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dead whale ingested 64 pounds of plastic and waste
A young sperm whale that washed ashore in Spain had 64 pounds of waste and plastic inside its stomach. Scientists said that the garbage – mostly plastic, plus pieces of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced county deputies searching canal after report of dead body
A dive team, helicopter and multiple deputies were searching a canal near Gustine on Thursday, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. The office received a report about 12:30 p.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police investigate dead body found in field behind north Merced neighborhood
Merced police are investigating a dead body found in a park area near the Rascal Bike Path off of Highway 59, officials said. Officers responded Saturday to a field area … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two pedestrians struck within an hour by trains in Merced County. One dead
Two people were reportedly struck by different trains within about an hour in Merced County, according to first responders. The first person was fatally struck after 5 p.m. Wednesday on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two dead, one injured in street-gang gun battle near popular Merced County taco truck
A shootout between rival gangs Thursday in Planada that left two men dead and a third in critical condition may be linked to “up and coming gang members trying to … Click to Continue »
Read More »1 dead, 2 critically injured in Planada shooting
Merced County Sheriff’s Deputy Daryl Allen talks about a triple shooting reported off Highway 140 in Planada. … Click to Continue »
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