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Now in Congress: Bills to expand Yosemite for first time in 75 years
WASHINGTON -- Yosemite National Park would grow by about 1,600 acres, its first expansion in 75 years, to shield its western boundary from potential development under legislation introduced in Congress Tuesday. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Tom Berryhill, Same-Sex Marriage, National Parks, Dianne Feinstein
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Ambitious plan would remake Yosemite National Park
The majestic landscape of Yosemite National Park — carved out of granite and shaped by powerful natural forces over the eons — is timeless and untouchable. Other attractions in the park … not so much. Some of Yosemite's much-loved...
Tags: Rental Service, Bodies of Water, National Parks, Swimming, Manufacturing and Engineering
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California lawmakers call for expansion of Yosemite National Park
SACRAMENTO -- State lawmakers are supporting a proposal to expand Yosemite National Park by 1,600 acres, restoring land stripped of its protection by Congress in 1906. The state Senate approved a resolution this week that asks the federal government...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Tourism and Leisure, Tom Berryhill, Conservation Fund, National Parks
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Bus that crashed near Yosemite was based in Bay Area
The California Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation of a charter tour bus that crashed Saturday evening outside Yosemite National Park. Seventeen people were aboard the vehicle; 15 passengers and a tour guide sustained minor to moderate...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics, The Happiest News!, Disasters and Accidents
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Bus that crashed near Yosemite was traveling at unsafe speed, CHP says
The charter tour bus that crashed Saturday evening outside Yosemite National Park, injuring more than a dozen people, was traveling at an unsafe speed when the driver lost control, according to the California Highway Patrol. The bus was leaving Yosemite...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Disasters and Accidents
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Hope fills the air at Walk MS event
Bill Bisch was in the midst of throwing a football during a family Thanksgiving game when his legs gave out and he fell face down. The 57-year-old San Juan Capistrano resident was quickly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). "MS changed my life...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, First Aid, University of California, Irvine, Multiple Sclerosis, Israel
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Springtime in Yosemite Valley
FrameworkWith the days getting longer and the temperatures rising, the snow pack in the high country is slowly melting and the rivers and waterfalls are starting their annual show of splendor and might.... -
California: Biking and hiking outside Yosemite
The historic Evergreen Lodge, with comfortable cabins just outside Yosemite National Park near the serene Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, maintains a year-round program of activities. With its two-night summer “Bike & Hike to Waterfalls” package for...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel
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A Baltimore County native and two friends take on the first all-disabled ascent of El Capitan
El Capitan is an intimidating granite formation in California's Yosemite National Park, popular with climbers because its 7,573-foot vertical face presents such a challenge. Pete Davis has done the four-night, five-day ascent twice, which is an...
Tags: Movies, Loyola University Chicago, Healthy Diet, Climbing, Arts and Culture
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Captured moments on display at airport
As a lawyer, Jennifer McGrath's world can be a little black and white. The city attorney for Huntington Beach brings color into it with her photography, which is on display in the Thomas F. Riley Terminal at John Wayne Airport. McGrath's photographs...
Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Arts, Arts and Culture
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McManus: D.C. doubles down on the sequester
The sequester, those $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to hit the federal government on March 1, was designed to be stupid. In 2011, when President Obama proposed the scheme and both parties in Congress embraced it, their...
Tags: National Government, U.S. Congress, AIDS, Head Start, Barack Obama
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