Shown is a distant view of Water Wheel Fall, a spectacular sight in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park. The Tuolumne River has its own Grand Canyon on the east side of Yosemite National Park.

A foreign tourist argues with a Yosemite National Park ranger on Jan. 8, after discovering there is a $100 surcharge for non-U.S. citizens and residents. The additional fee began Jan. 1. Photo by Tom ...

Patrick Arthur Negrete passed away peacefully on Sept. 12, 2025, at the age of 55. Born on March 18, 1970, on Homestead Air Force Base in Miami-Dade, Florida, Patrick would grow up on Air Force bases ...

Marian Norton and Ray Richardson are shown in their small apartment in Mariposa. The couple is speaking out about what they say is bad management at the apartment complex. Photo by Greg Little Marian ...

Reader Christina Oborn submitted this photo of a rainbow which was taken from inside her home on Woodview Lane with an iPhone 12. Do you have a photo for this weekly feature? If so, email it to ...

Top, an estimated 216,307 acres in Mariposa County are under the Williamson Act. The vast majority is in the low lying foothills of Hornitos and Catheys Valley. Above, the total 2025 assessed value ...

The year ended with final chapters to the stories of two famous climbers in Yosemite National Park convicted of violence against women. The cases of Charles Barrett and Lonnie Kauk are separate, but ...

Pictured are recent Kids First large grant recipients at Sierra Foothill Charter School. Teena Starchman received a grant to purchase several 3D printers for her classroom, giving students the chance ...

More than $1.5 million in fire prevention grants have been awarded for Mariposa County. Sen. Marie Alvarado Gil made the announcement recently in a press release. The funds are coming from CAL FIRE.

Curtis and Angelica Vaughn leave the Mariposa County Superior Courthouse on Dec. 22 after they were arraigned on two felony counts of child abuse. It was a “carbon copy” of charges they faced in 2022.

Sue Peacock was doing some last minute Christmas deliveries last week in Mariposa. Most people probably don't even know Sue's last name — and for good reason. Around these parts, she is known as "UPS ...

Yosemite Falls in the distance with Glacier Point at the left of photo. While researching an old map of Yosemite National Park, I noticed a forgotten trail above the Happy Isle Trail on the southwest ...