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Robbers Heist Local Mariposa Museum in Attempt on Giant Gold Nugget
Investigators are looking for a pair of hooded bandits who threatened workers at the California Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa just outside the park on Friday and absconded with an estimated $2 million in gold and precious gems.
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High Sierra Camp Visitor Reported with Hantavirus
One of the 8 recorded cases of Hantavirus stemming from Yosemite National Park reportedly contracted the virus while staying in one of the parks High Sierra Camps not Curry Village, the first reported case in the park from outside Yosemite Valley.
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Go Fishing This Saturday – No License Needed!
Free Fishing Day is a twice-yearly event where the DFG waives the license requirement . It’s a great day to go out, have some fun with the family, and enjoy the beauty of Yosemite and the Sierra. Give it a try!
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Boy Scouts Help Remove Invasive Plants in Yosemite
There’s been so much “doom and gloom” in the news over the hantavirus outbreak that we often overlook the good news. Here’s a story about a couple of boyscouts who took it upon themselves (and their boyscout troop) to help clean up Yosemite and maintain it’s natural beauty by removing invasive plants in the park.…
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Don’t Let the Hantavirus Scare Ruin Your End of Summer Vacation
It’s unfortunate that with all big news stories, there’s a lot of misinformation being spread about the hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite. Don’t let the fear of the hantavirus ruin your Labor Day weekend in Yosemite. With a little information you’re as safe in Yosemite as you are in your own home.
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Fourth Visitor with Hantavirus, Symptoms, and How to Protect Yourself
Another visitor has died and a fourth case of hantavirus has been found.
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Search Continues for Missing Orange County Boy
The search is continuing for Jacob Adams, the 6 year old boy from Orange County who was last seen swimming with his brother by the Vernal Fall footbride Wednesday.
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Hanta Virus claims life of Yosemite visitor
NPS – The recent diagnosis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in two Californians, one of whom died, has prompted Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state public health officer, to remind Californians to take precautions to prevent exposure to the virus that causes HPS at their places of…
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Teknikal Diffikulties
So, I’m still having issues with my keyboard, but I’ve ordered a replacement and am relying on autocorrect to correct my alternative spellings. Hense the random sprinklings of k and s, along with instances of the letter between b and d. There are other elusive issues with my keyboard, very difficult to pin down…
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Hiker Rescued From Panorama Trail
On Monday, June 18, 2012, Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue responded to a report of a 63-year-old woman with a compound ankle fracture about a mile-and-a-half down the Panorama Trail near Glacier Point.