On March 28, 2009, a large rockfall occurred from Ahwiyah Point near Half Dome. Rocks fell roughly 1,800 feet, knocking down hundreds of trees and burying hundreds of feet of trail on the southern portion of the Mirror Lake Loop Trail. The impact generated ground shaking equivalent to a magnitude …
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A small garage fire caused thousands in damages late Monday morning in Los Banos, firefighters reported. Los Banos firefighters were called at 11:35 a.m. to a home in the 500 … Click to Continue »
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Dozens of retail stores, a housing project and hundreds of full-time jobs are headed to Merced after city leaders approved a massive project on the eastern edge of town, according … Click to Continue »
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