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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 2026 economic forecast for Mariposa County could charitably be described as hazy, partly sunny by afternoon, but with a chance for evening showers. In other words, the signals are mixed and ...

It’s probably not something a lot of people in Mariposa County think about very often. But human trafficking is an issue, said Kristen Fiester, program director for Mountain Crisis Services in ...

The bankruptcy and liquidation of Rite Aid last year left 356 empty stores across California, including stores in Mariposa and Oakhurst. Figuring out how to repurpose all that square footage poses a ...

Moses Lopez is shown during game action against Stone Ridge Christian last week at MCHS. Photos by Amanda White After losing to Waterford, 2-0, on Dec. 16, the Mariposa County High School Grizzlies ...

The moment of all moments — folks “jumping” out of their comfort zones into the frigid 51 degree waters of the Mariposa pool. Photos by Maleah Varney They came. They saw. And they plunged anyway — and ...

The Mariposa Democratic Club will be hosting the first in a series of meetings addressing “The State of the County.” The meetings are scheduled for the second Saturday of each month and start at 10 ...

It began with a death. It was Aug. 31, 1992, when John Salathe, a noted rock climber, died. “Nobody wrote about it,” said Hannah Fleetwood, the manager of the Yosemite Climbing Museum in Mariposa.