Authorities published a detailed account of the recent apprehension of an illegal flyer in the California park. The news comes on the heels of a scathing press release about illegal jumps from El ...

A "Base Jumper" was cited for illegal air delivery near El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, and reminded ...

Republican leaders in Congress need to work with their Democrats to end the shutdown and resume full operations at Yosemite, ...

National Park Service announces BASE jumping convictions in Yosemite as law enforcement continues operations during government shutdown with full ranger staffing.

Three people have been convicted following recent news of illegal BASE jumping at Yosemite amid the United States government ...

The National Park Service (NPS) on Friday announced three recent convictions for illegal BASE jumping in Yosemite. “We do not tolerate illegal activity in Yosemite National Park,” Yosemite National ...

From his perch on the 3,000-foot wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Charles Winstead heard the unexpected whoosh of a BASE jumper’s parachute and looked up. “I turned on my camera, and, ...

Emboldened by the lapse in government funding and employee furloughs, some visitors are brazenly betting that they won’t get caught for breaking the law. BASE jumping is illegal in Yosemite and all ...

Multiple videos shared online captured people engaging in the potentially dangerous activity, which involves jumping from objects with help from a parachute Getty As the shutdown of the federal ...

Amid the government shutdown, BASE jumpers are flouting the rules at this beloved national park. With no one around to enforce the rules, the rule breakers are taking over. That’s exactly what is ...

Some Yosemite National Park visitors were seen BASE jumping, an activity decried by park officials as "illegal," while staffing at the park has been limited during the ongoing government shutdown, ...