By "confidently claiming that one blurry clip shows evidence of domestic terrorism, the Trump administration is asking the public to disbelieve their own eyes... Who needs AI manipulations when your preferred angle will do the job well enough?" — @miasato.bsky.social www.theverge.com/tech/858710/...

Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US. If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.

A senior Interior Department leader didn't disclose a potential ethics violation.

Nothing like getting a form rejection email from a publication and having them aggregate your reporting the next day. 😑

the weirdest part is the extremely loud insistence that grok, etc are bringing alien super intelligence or whatever when they're actually doing basically lowest common denominator content farming www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It looks like DOI is trying to get ahead of folks slapping stickers over Trump's face on national park passes. New guidelines mention stickers specifically and it will be up to staff if they accept your pass or not. My latest for @sfgate.com: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

It looks like DOI is trying to get ahead of folks slapping stickers over Trump's face on national park passes. New guidelines mention stickers specifically and it will be up to staff if they accept your pass or not. My latest for @sfgate.com: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’” www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

A historic gateway hotel weighs its future after closure.

An important story from @propublica.org about the hoops reporters have to jump through when trying to interview public officials. www.propublica.org/article/prop...

A handful of Democratic senators in the West are trying to pause the Trump administration's plans to hike national park entry fees for international visitors. My latest for @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/national-par...

What should the tallest peak in North America be called? Is it Mount McKinley or Mount Denali? It has been a back-and-forth battle over the past century. My latest for @sfgate.com: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

A hiker climbing Mt. Whitney to celebrate his 21st birthday in early November never came home. A body was spotted but a snow storm swept in before SAR could attempt to retrieve it. They may not be able to find the body until next summer. www.sfgate.com/national-par... My latest for @sfgate.com :

I read some of the coverage of this story and was left with about a million questions. So I used my millennial powers for good and tracked Lisa Frazee down on Facebook to satisfy my (and hopefully your) curiosity. www.sfgate.com/national-par...

It's almost the end of the year! Have you made a plan to avoid having Donald Trump's mug on your national parks pass yet? www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.

National park rangers chased him through Yellowstone and Grand Teton back in June.

My first byline in my new role for @sfgate.com, and I got to go report in my own backyard! I promise the next one will be more uplifting.

What an ending to this saga of a story: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

The 6th Amendment guarantees defendants the right to be tried by a jury from the same state/district where the crime allegedly happened. Upholding that right for a crime committed in this swath of Yellowstone would be impossible. via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

No idea why this entered my brain today but can't stop thinking about the original soundtrack for NBA Live 2003. You must be insane if you give me the lane or perimeter The crossover will sprain every limb on ya 🤌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObYG...

Seeing some shares calling this headline clickbait but "DEI for owls" is a direct quote from an elected senator. 🤷‍♂️

My journalism bad habit is responding to detailed, insightful copyeditor comments with something like "perf, sounds good ti me."

Did you know Southern California has a baby volcano? Read all about it on @sfgate.com: www.sfgate.com/california-p...

NEW: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland. In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.

"Should I get divorced?" "Should I move to France?" People are starting to turn to AI chatbots for gut checks on major life decisions: www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ri...

Good morning. I took Elon’s Wikipedia competitor for a test drive and you won’t believe what I found (you will believe what I found) www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

ICYMI last week, marmot populations throughout the PNW are not OK. Climate change and coyote migration are causing big drops in marmot populations in Olympic National Park and the North Cascades. More at @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Rough week for national parks SAR last week. Read about it at @sfgate.com. First a serious injury on El Capitan that required a helicopter rescue: www.sfgate.com/national-par... Then a canyoneering death in Zion that's still being investigated: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

An inside look at Pinnacles National Park during the government shutdown. via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Wild combination today: Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔

I chatted with climbing leaders and therapists about what the climbing community goes through whenever there is a high-visibility accident. www.sfgate.com/national-par...

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I chatted with climbing leaders and therapists about what the climbing community goes through whenever there is a high-visibility accident. www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Please do not post photos of your newborn children on LinkedIn.

"It could have been any one of us.” via @samahill.bsky.social sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-fatal-fall-el-capitan-climber-21098663.php?mrfhud=true

Videos and photos have surfaced on social media showing visitors to Yosemite National Park engaging in dangerous and illegal behaviors, including BASE jumping from El Capitan and climbing Half Dome’s cables without permits. via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

The Rose City could actually use plenty of assistance, just not any of the kind Trump wants to provide.

war, war never changes.

“I think that there is a special heaviness right now to being here more than normal." www.opb.org/article/2025...

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There's a ritzy option for high-elevation meals near Grand Teton National Park.

⚡*If the government shutdown happens tomorrow and *if you work for the Park Service or the Forest Service (and get fired, or furloughed, or just want to talk), I'm reachable on Signal: kyliemohr.31

I’ve been going through this weird wave of nostalgia about the short period of time I lived in Alaska; it was one of the few youthful adventures I got to take as the Great Recession put everything on hold. That nostalgia I think comes out in this piece. This is about the park I worked in.

Staff said they were just as surprised by the news.

For the 100th time in my life, I am struggling to find a specific Ennio Morricone score that was used in an NBA commercial when I was a teen.

California's most popular national park is open. But some visitors are changing their plans.

The 23-year-old’s fatal accident unfolded on El Capitan's Sea of Dreams.

Gotta love the Portland protest spirit. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...