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 ...

It’s not a subject many people think about or even realize can happen locally. Human trafficking. “It goes on here,” said Donna Rangel, shelter coordinator for Mountain Crisis Services. “I can’t ...

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 ...

With the local economy being the lead story this week, we thought it appropriate to feature this photo from our archives. This shows the business community in Mariposa circa 1881. Clothing, dry goods ...

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 ...

Grizzly Giant is among the tallest and oldest trees in Mariposa Grove. Giant sequoias, always majestic and impressive, appear more so beneath a coat of snow. When I toured Mariposa Grove in Yosemite ...

Glen Stewart Hogue, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at the age of 86, at Mercy Hospital. He bravely fought cancer until his final ...

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 ...

Shown is the bridge that leads to the site of the former Muir Lodge in Midpines. It appears progress has been made on removing the old structures at the lodge but the future of the site, including the ...

Nickie Pieper was born in Madera, Calif., on Aug. 25, 1932, the youngest of Pantaleo and Grazzia Logoluso. Nickie passed away on Dec. 22, 2025, in Merced, Calif. Nickie graduated from Fresno High ...

A rock slide Dec. 26 temporarily closed Highway 140 into Yosemite National Park. The slide was about a mile from the Ferguson Slide Rock Shed Project. Photo courtesy Caltrans The morning after ...

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