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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Shown are kratom products which are available locally. Look past the bongs, pipes and rolling papers, and you will find the brightly colored packages under a glass counter at the Mariposa Smoke Shop.

Reader Daniel Ingram shot this photo of an eagle hanging out in a tree near Lake McSwain. Ingram reports the eagles do a much better job of fishing than does he and his son, though they have had some ...

So where does everything stand with the high-profile case of Jerry Cox versus Mariposa County? That appears to be a good question because nobody seems to be talking. The nearly decade long case which ...

The Rotary Club of Mariposa Yosemite hosted local author Christy Wall who introduced her most recent book to the members. The new book, “Winds of Africa,” is preceded by two works: “The Greatest ...