The National Park Service is closing most of Yosemite Valley, as the Merced River is expected to reach flood levels Thursday night. The closure starts at 10 a.m. Friday, the park service said Tuesday.

The Merced River, which flows through the middle of Yosemite ... The portions of Yosemite Valley that will close Friday night to vehicles also will be closed to hikers and pedestrians.

When the waters of the Merced River at Pohono Bridge ... "Once we start getting to 11 feet, it's a no-go." The river had reached eight feet Wednesday night. "We’re looking at getting to flood ...

Search teams resumed their search this morning for a 36-year-old man swept away by the Merced River Wednesday night near Hagaman Park after he rescued his 3-year-old daughter. The search will ...

A search began Monday night when he was not located ... the man is not being identified at this time. Gediman said the Merced River is running fast and is cold because of runoff from the snow ...

The Merced County Sheriff's Office says the teen was with a friend Saturday night at the McConnell State ... and spent Monday afternoon searching the river for the teen. Heredia recently located ...

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office posted an update on social media Sunday night which read in part ... deputies responded to an area of the Merced River near Snelling on Saturday to rescue ...

For far too long, the people of California – especially those of us in the agriculturally vital San Joaquin Valley – have ...

and eventually found the body Sunday night. Deputies said a man met his friends who were fishing on Sunday. They decided to cross this part of the Merced River at the Hatfield State Recreation ...

They worked all night Sunday, throughout the day Monday ... in 2006 forced Caltrans to build a detour bridge across the Merced River which remains to this day. Crews work precariously on Saturday ...