FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Officials say a “BASE jumper” was cited near El Capitan in Yosemite on Wednesday, according to the Yosemite National Park Park officials say rangers responded within ...

The National Park Service (NPS) announced that three people were convicted of illegal BASE jumping in a national park, and the agency warned would-be outlaws it’s still enforcing the law despite the ...

Illegal BASE jumping has surged at Yosemite during the 2025 federal shutdown. Reduced park staffing left enforcement thin, enabling daytime cliff leaping. Editorial calls for Congress to end the ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Three people have been convicted of illegal BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park in recent weeks, the park announced Friday. “We do not tolerate illegal ...

Thousands of adrenaline junkies including BASE jumpers are flocking to California's Yosemite National Park, as the US government shutdown leaves the few rangers on duty struggling to cope at the ...

Acting chief Charles Sellars is out while the federal government shutdown continues. A group is keeping the park open with ...

The government shutdown crisis may be over, but the crisis at our national parks is not,” the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks said this week. “In fact, the government shutdown ...

The government shutdown has advocates for national parks fearful for the future of America’s “crown jewels” as more layoffs are threatened.

A rock climber was rescued from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park last week after falling and suffering serious injuries, park officials announced. Yosemite’s search and rescue team responded to ...

GRAND COUNTY, Utah — A BASE jumper who was left hanging off the side of a Grand County cliff was successfully rescued Wednesday by crews who descended to his position by helicopter and hoisted him off ...