YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite National Park is announcing a change in the entry reservation end times for the remainder of the 2024 dates. As a result, reservation end times will now be 3:00 p.m. instead of the previous 4:00 p.m. time. When Are Reservations Required? Yosemite National Park requires a reservation to drive into or through the park between 5:00 a.m. ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct the following one-way traffic control next week on State Route-49 (SR-49) and SR-140 for maintenance and construction operations. Work is scheduled as follows: STATE ROUTE 49 • One-way traffic control at the Fairgrounds Road Entrance for utility work beginning Monday, September 23, through Friday, September 27, 2024, from 7:00 ...

Movie Times for Yosemite Cinema Friday,  September 20th through Thursday, September 26th Transformers One (PG) Friday, September 20th | 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:55 pm Saturday, September 21st – Monday, September 23rd | 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:30 pm Tuesday, September 24th, Wednesday, September 25th | 3:30 pm, 6:30 pm Thursday, September 26th | 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm, ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite National Park officials have announced that Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) will temporarily close today (September 18, 2024) at noon due to a forecast of snow. They will evaluate the road tomorrow morning. For up-to-date road conditions, check the website here or please call 209/372-0200 (then 1, 1). Update 09.19.2024 10:30 a.m. The road ...

OAKHURST— Key stakeholders from gateway communities surrounding Yosemite National Park call for bold and innovative leadership in addressing visitor access and management. These communities see firsthand every day the impacts of the current system on aspiring visitors. They have themselves been deeply impacted by the current system of visitor controls. The neighboring communities emphasize the need for an approach that ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct the following one-way traffic control next week on State Route-49 (SR-49) and SR-140 for maintenance and construction operations. Work is scheduled as follows: STATE ROUTE 49 • One-way traffic control at the Fairgrounds Road Entrance for utility work beginning Monday, September 16. The work will continue through Friday, September ...

the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office FRESNO COUNTY and MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Law enforcement is looking for 54-year-old Steven Carl Schapansky, who was reported as a missing person in Fresno on Wednesday, September 11th. In Santa Barbara County, he is currently facing two felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and 70 misdemeanor counts of electronic peeping. His ...

Movie Times for Yosemite Cinema Friday,  September 13th through Thursday, September 19th Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (PG-13) Friday, September 13th | 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 9:05 pm Saturday, September 14th – Monday, September 16th | 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:30 pm Tuesday, September 17th, Wednesday, September 18th | 3:30 pm, 6:30 pm Thursday, September 19th | 12:10 pm, 3:10 pm, ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK—Yosemite National Park officials have announced that the historic Wawona Hotel will close indefinitely. The National Park Service (NPS) recently discovered concerns requiring attention, which prompted the decision to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the hotel complex. In recent months, NPS has been conducting a roof replacement project on the main hotel building. Since the 1850s, Wawona Hotel ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct the following one-way traffic control next week on State Route 140 (SR-140) for maintenance and construction operations. Work will take place as follows: STATE ROUTE 140 • One-way traffic control from the beginning of the passing lane in Catheys Valley to SR-49 for pavement work. The work begins Sunday, ...