Federal authorities recently announced the indictment of a suspect who is accused of raping a Yosemite National Park employee last month. In a press release published by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California on Thursday, authorities named Nathan Baptista as the suspect. The 36-year-old has been charged with one count of aggravated sexual […]
A driver from La Habra in Southern California was killed Wednesday afternoon in a head-on crash after he fled Yosemite National Park following a reckless driving incident, a park official said Thursday. The driver, who died in the crash on Highway 41 near the Road 222 to Bass Lake, had not been identified as of […]
A Texas woman was killed in a two-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 120 west of Smith Station Road on May 29, according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman killed was identified as 73-year-old Sara Brent of Humble, Texas. The collision happened at about 1 p.m. on one of the main highways leading into Yosemite […]
A professional rock climber who assaulted a woman three times during a weekend hiking trip to California’s Yosemite national park in 2016 has been sentenced to life in prison. Charles Barrett, 40, had been accused of using his fame as a rock climber to lure the woman to the park, and then making hundreds of […]
A professional rock climber was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison in the 2016 sexual assault of a woman at Yosemite National Park, federal prosecutors said. Charles Barrett, 40, was sentenced for two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney for the Eastern […]
Four women, at times tightly holding hands, could barely contain their cries of relief as a Sacramento federal judge sentenced a prominent professional climber and guidebook author to life in prison for sexually abusing women and wielding his authority to threaten victims if they came forward. Charles Barrett, 40, snatched away freedom and ability to […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Anyone who was inside Fresno Yosemite International Airport on the evening of May 19 is being asked to monitor their health after someone with a highly contagious virus arrived on an incoming flight at that time. According to the Fresno County Department of Public Health, the unidentified individual arrived at Fresno […]
Mountains, waterfalls — and smoked brisket? Yep. The Oakhurst region is known for a lot of things, though barbecued meats aren’t usually the first to come to mind. Yet Smokehouse 41 just landed on restaurant review site Yelp.com’s list of Top 100 Barbecue Spots of 2024. The restaurant is on Highway 41, right on the […]
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday the closure of Lake Yosemite. “Lake Yosemite will be closed starting today until further notice. We appreciate your cooperation during this time,” wrote the Sheriff’s Office on social media. Deputies added that the closure is “a precautionary measure in anticipation of an event […]
National Park Week kicks off April 20 with free entry to every national park in America. That’s not just capital NP national parks like Grand Teton and Olympic, but all 429 sites within the National Park System, ranging from national battlefields to seashores. Entry fees are only waived that first day, but there are special […]
The National Parks Conservation Association has listed the most polluted U.S. national parks. Five California National Parks made the top 10 including Sequoia, Yosemite and Joshua Tree, according to the group’s “Polluted Parks” report. The climate report found that 97% of national parks suffer from significant or unsatisfactory air pollution levels and 98% suffer from […]
A man accused of stealing a Yosemite National Park ranger’s car and then driving it off a cliff in a high-speed chase has been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to a news release. A federal grand jury indicted the 28-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man on Thursday, Feb. 15, according to a news release from […]