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Historic California drought over for now, governor says

April 8, 2017 at 7:55 p.m.

Dry riverbeds of sand and tumbleweeds that snake their way through farmers' fields now charge with water swelling up their banks.

How to track the journey of Yosemite bears online

April 4, 2017 at 12:32 p.m.

Wildlife enthusiasts around the world can now follow the daily journey of Yosemite National Park's black bears from their laptops and smartphones, tracking the iconic animals as they lope up...

Dean Potter hiking with his dog, Whisper.

Wingsuit deaths of Dean Potter, Graham Hunt in Yosemite remain a mystery

April 21, 2016 at 11:01 p.m.

Wingsuit deaths of Dean Potter, Graham Hunt in Yosemite remain a mystery

California’s Delta water mysteriously missing amid drought

April 11, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

California's Delta water mysteriously missing amid drought

Spectators gaze at El Capitan for a glimpse of climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, as seen from the valley floor in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Caldwell and Jorgeson became the first to free-climb the rock formation's Dawn Wall. They used ropes and safety harnesses to catch them in case of a fall, but relied entirely on their own strength and dexterity to ascend by grasping cracks as thin as razor blades and as small as dimes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

2 men reach top of Yosemite’s El Capitan in historic climb

April 26, 2016 at 5:25 a.m.

2 men reach top of Yosemite's El Capitan in historic climb

In this June 2009 photo provided by the Yosemite Conservancy is a black bear in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Keeping wild black bears in Yosemite National Park away from humans is a constant battle. For the last 16 years, park rangers have warned visitors about the perils of leaving food in their cars within range of the bears鈥� ultra-keen noses. A bear management team is busy now fixing bears with sophisticated GPS tracking collars to better understand their movement. Despite such efforts, the park rangers are losing the battle this year.

Drought may be causing more bears to come down into Yosemite park

April 26, 2016 at 8:45 a.m.

Drought may be causing more bears to come down into Yosemite park

Hostage, two gunmen dead in bank robbery, shootout in California

July 17, 2014 at 12:19 p.m.

Hostage, two gunmen dead in bank robbery, shootout in California

In this March 2014 photo provided by PARC Environmental, Jeff Davis, a hazardous materials specialist for PARC Environmental, cleans up a meth conversion lab inside a house in Madera, Calif. Authorities in California鈥檚 Central Valley say that in recent years they have begun to see more meth dissolved as liquid and put into tequila bottles or plastic detergent containers to smuggle it across the border from Mexico. Once in the Central Valley, it is converted into crystals, it抖阴ap most sought-after form on the street. In the seedy underworld of methamphetamine, traffickers have turned to disguising the drug as a liquid to boost chances of smuggling it into the United States from Mexico without getting caught.

Liquid methamphetamine finds way across Mexican border

April 27, 2016 at 2:16 a.m.

Liquid methamphetamine finds way across Mexican border

Man fatally stabbed hours after he’s freed by a jury’s mistake

June 12, 2014 at 2:14 p.m.

Man fatally stabbed hours after he's freed by a jury's mistake

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