Back when SFGATE visited the Ahwahnee Hotel in June 2025, the public elevator was also out of service, and guests were taking ...

The natural phenomenon appears for only minutes at sunset, drawing photographers and visitors from across the country ...

The rare mesmerizing scene can be glimpsed at sunset around mid to late February at Yosemite Valley in California.

Smoke was seen rising from the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park due to a faulty generator unit, but there was no fire and guests were safely returned to the hotel.

Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

Plans for 110 modular homes beside Yosemite have neighbors and tribal leaders alarmed over wildfire, roads and cultural impacts.

Between February 10 and 26, for a few minutes at sunset, Horsetail Fall glows like molten lava or cascading fire spilling down El Capitan. It is called the Yosemite "Firefall".

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Yosemite National Park staff say stormy conditions could make it difficult, even impossible, to view the annual firefall at Horsetail Falls.

This past weekend, travelers to Yosemite National Park in California were treated to an incredible natural spectacle: Firefall. See it here. The post ‘First Firefall of the Season’: See this Famous ...

Houston fire officials give update on brush fire near Greens Bayou on Tuesday.

Visitors hoping to get into Yosemite National Park amid a powerful winter storm are facing closures, hazardous road conditions and limited lodging options.