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170 sickened at Yosemite; park confirms 2 cases of norovirus

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Arizona hiker dies after Yosemite’s Half Dome trail fall

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This Monday, July 15, 2019, photo released by the National Park Service shows a Camp Curry welcome sign in Yosemite National Park, Calif. On Monday, July 15, 2019, Delaware North, a company that lost its contract to run Yosemite National Park's hotels, restaurants and outdoor activities, has settled a lawsuit with the National Park Service and the park's new concession operator over rights to the names of famous park landmarks. (National Park Service via AP)

Yosemite landmarks to get names back after suit is settled

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The Latest: Some railings at Yosemite cliff where 2 fell

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FILE - In this July 15, 2018, file photo, a plane battling the Ferguson Fire passes the setting sun over unincorporated Mariposa County, Calif., near Yosemite National Park. California authorities will shut down Yosemite Valley for several days as crews try to stop a stubborn and growing wildfire from spreading into Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Heart of Yosemite park to close as crews battle blaze

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File - In this June 30, 2014 file photo, a giant sequoia in the Mariposa Grove serves as a backdrop for the Yosemite Grant sesquicentennial ceremony at Yosemite National Park, Calif. Yosemite National Park says the largest sequoia grove is ready to open to the public after crews completed a restoration project to protect the nearly 500 ancient trees. Park officials say Mariposa Grove, a 4-acre (1.50-hectare) habitat of the towering reddish-brown trees, will open Friday, June 15, 2018, after being closed for three years. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP, File)

Yosemite’s haven for giant sequoias ready for visitors

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World-renowned climber rescued from Yosemite’s El Capitan

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In this Wednesday Sept. 27, 2017, photo provided John P. DeGrazio, a cloud of dust is seen in the distance on El Capitan after a major rock fall in Yosemite National Park, Calif. All areas in California's Yosemite Valley are open Thursday, a day after the fatal rock fall. (John P. DeGrazio/YExplore Yosemite Adventures via AP)

The Latest: Yosemite IDs British man killed by rock fall

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This Monday, June 12, 2017, photo provided by the National Park Service shows a rockslide that blocked one of the main roads into Yosemite National Park in California. About 4,000 tons (3,600 metric tons) of rock detached from a cliff on Monday, blocking El Portal Road, Park spokesman Scott Gediman. (NPS Photo via AP)

Rockslide blocks popular entrance to Yosemite National Park

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Extreme athlete Dean Potter dies in BASE jumping accident

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** FILE ** This April 2013 image shows Yosemite Valley as seen from Tunnel View with three of Yosemite National Park's best-known natural attractions: The El Capitan summit on the left, the granite peak known as Half Dome in the distant center, and Bridalveil Fall on the right. (AP Photo/Kathy Matheson)

Yosemite proposes raising entrance, camping fees

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In this photo supplied by Yosemite National Park, dust rises from a rockfall on Monday, March 31, 2014. Officials at Yosemite National Park say a massive amount of rock has fallen from a cliff, closing a hiking trail. The National Park Service said nobody was hurt on March 31 when approximately 16,000 tons of rock fell 500 feet from a cliff near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Officials say the rock crashed down from a cliff east of Wapama Falls. Some 400 feet of the Rancheria Falls Trail were destroyed and park staff says it will remain closed for now. Park officials say hikers can still get to Wampama Falls starting at O'Shaughnessy Dam. (AP Photo/Yosemite National Park)

National Park Service to Yosemite visitors: Leave the drones at home

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Drones a daily sight in Yosemite

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Thousands call Yosemite hotline to ask about virus

By TRACIE CONE - Associated Press

FILE - In a Tuesday Aug. 28, 2012 photo, Glenn Dean, a National Parks Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, inspects tent cabins for mice entry points at Curry Village at Yosemite National Park. Two more Yosemite National Park visitors have been found with a mouse-borne virus blamed for the deaths of two people, bringing the total number of infections to six, state health officials said. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Michael Macor)

Up to 10,000 Yosemite visitors at risk of virus

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