Yosemite National Park

Firefighting helicopter crashes in Yosemite National Park while battling fire, killing two

The deaths brought the number of helicopter pilots killed in crashes in Colorado, Utah, and California this year fighting wildfires to five.

|ByREUTERS
A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop in the path of the Lucas Fire burning near Upper Lake, a community in Lake County, California, US, September 12, 2026.
El Capitan, Yosemite National Park in California.

Yosemite climbers hang 'Stop the Genocide' banner from El Capitan in protest of Gaza war

"This is only the beginning of a conversation. We're looking to open a conversation so we can all talk more about we can do to sop this genocide," she said, referring to Israel's offensive in Gaza.

|BySILAS VALENTINO/SFGATE/TNS
Yosemite National Park

YO SEMITE shirt sales spike at Museum of American Jewish History store

The cream cotton t-shirt features two pine trees over the slogan "YO SEMITE," with logs forming the letters.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF