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Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra 25th Anniversary Concert in Mariposa on October 24 & Yosemite National Park on November 1, 2026
Mariposa County Farm Bureau to Host Annual Prime Rib Fundraiser Dinner on Saturday, November 14, 2026
John C. Fremont Hospital Foundation Hosts Annual Black & White Ball on Saturday, November 7, 2025 - Get Your Tickets Today!
Mariposa County Farm Bureau to Host Annual Prime Rib Fundraiser Dinner on Saturday, October 10, 2026
Solar Installer Job Position Opening Available at Natural Environments Inc. in Mariposa
Natural Environments Inc. Announce Position Opening for a Journeyman Electrician in Mariposa
Join the Mariposa County Public Works Team – Solid Waste and Recycling Manager Position Opening
Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra to Celebrate 250 Years at Independence Day Spectacular Concert on June 27, 2026

News
- Mariposa County Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Domestic Violence Incident
  2026-10-17 14:41:58
  October 17, 2026 – Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they arrested John Paul Alvarado following a domestic...
- El Dorado County Man Charged with Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
  2026-10-17 05:36:07
  October 17, 2026 – SACRAMENTO, CA – A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment Thursday against Stefan Schiopu, 27, of...
- Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Announce 1991 Cold Case Murder of Alta Allen Solved Using DNA Evidence (Video)
  2026-10-17 04:55:47
  Cold Case: Alta Allen October 17, 2026 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report that in 1991, Alta Allen was found...
- Pro-Voter Coalition Moves to Intervene in Trump’s DOJ Lawsuit to Protect California Voters Ahead of Midterms, Democracy Defenders Fund Reports
  2026-10-17 04:03:32
  October 17, 2026 - LOS ANGELES — On Friday, Campaign Legal Center, Democracy Defenders Fund, and the National Association for...
- Mariposa County Mining Strategic Plan Meetings Today, October 17 in Hornitos and Mt. Bullion/Bear Valley Meeting at the Government Center
  2026-10-17 04:00:30
  Historic Mining Equipment in Mariposa CountyCone grinders lie in wait to just possibly be used again one day.The ore (quartz with...
- Mariposa Library Hosts All-Day Halloween Bash on Saturday, October 31, 2026
  2026-10-17 03:56:36
  October 17, 2026 – Mariposa County Library officials announce All-Day Halloween Bash activities. Who is ready for Halloween? We...
- Merced Irrigation District Urges Growers To Place Final 2026 Orders
  2026-10-17 03:54:04
  October 17, 2026 – With the 2026 growing season coming to an end, Merced Irrigation District will continue water deliveries...
- Prescribed Fire in the Grant Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park Begins Today, Saturday, October 17
  2026-10-17 03:51:25
  October 17, 2026 - The National Park Service and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service will conduct a 482-acre prescribed fire in the...
- KFF Health News: Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion
  2026-10-17 03:48:15
  Image by Temel from PixabayOctober 17, 2026 - By Christine Mai-Duc - In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay...
- KFF: Individual Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Enrollment Continues to Fall Through Mid-2026; Declines Show an Even Steeper Drop in Enrollment Than Had Previously Been Reported
  2026-10-17 03:44:26
  October 17, 2026 - By Matt McGough, Justin Lo, and Cynthia Cox - Enrollment in the individual health insurance market fell 18%...
- Trump’s Interior Turns Alaska Parks Into Game Farms with Outrageous Hunting Rule, National Parks Conservation Association Reports
  2026-10-17 03:37:18
  Two Grizzly Bears Credit: USFWSOctober 17, 2026 - On Friday, the National Parks Conservation Association released the following...
- California’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 5.1% in September 2026 Month-Over-Month, Declines .4% Year-Over-Year; Again Private Education & Health Services Led the Way in Jobs
  2026-10-17 03:33:08
  Important Note:September 2026 employment data is based on the survey week that included September 12. The release date for...
- Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Failure to Cut Atrazine Pesticide Pollution in Waterways, Drinking Water, Center for Biological Diversity Reports
  2026-10-17 03:27:22
  October 17, 2026 - WASHINGTON— Conservation and public health groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to force the Trump...
- California Secretary of State Encourages California Voters to Vote Early and Track Their Ballots
  2026-10-17 03:20:04
  October 17, 2026 - Sacramento, Calif. – California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., is encouraging California voters...
- As Trump Surrenders U.S. Innovation to China, Governor Gavin Newsom Announces That Nearly 12,000 Californians Have Switched To Electric Vehicles With MyFirstEV, The State’s Instant Rebate
  2026-10-17 03:17:29
  Ford Mustang Mach-E Credit: FordWhat you need to know: Governor Newsom, in partnership with the Legislature, is helping...
- California Assemblymember Dawn Addis Responding to Trump’s Central Coast Immigration Enforcement, Says, “We Can't Be Quiet And We Won't Back Down”
  2026-10-17 03:13:27
  October 17, 2027 - SAN LUIS OBISPO – Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) released the following statement in response to...
- Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senators Call for Investigation Into Starlink Disruptions in Ukraine, Say, The Possibility That American Personnel Were Endangered by Preventable Disruptions Made by Their Own Government Demands Immediate Scrutiny, Accountability
  2026-10-17 03:09:10
  October 17, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick...
- California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat Colleagues Demand DOJ Commit to Not Seize Ballots, Voting Equipment During Midterm Elections, Says, “The Department Has Failed To Affirm Its Election Non-Interference Policy”
  2026-10-17 03:02:40
  Following new DOJ demand to block certain ballots in California, Senators urge DOJ to follow the law and reaffirm its...
- After a Proposal by the Navy to Rename Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Doris Miller in Honor of President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Honoring Miller and Prohibiting Renaming of Naval Vessels After Sitting Presidents
  2026-10-17 02:54:38
  October 17, 2026 - U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07), and Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) have...
- Clovis Police Arrest Suspect After 4 Vehicles Hit During Pursuit into Fresno; 3 Adults Hurt and Baby Hospitalized
  2026-10-17 02:29:51
  Police Activity October 17, 2026 – Clovis Police Department officials report that on Friday, October 16, at 8:22 p.m., Clovis...
- CHP Seeks Public’s Help IDing Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run After Woman Found Lying in the Slow Lane of Hwy. 99 in Merced
  2026-10-17 02:11:27
  October 17, 2026 – Merced CHP officials report that on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at approximately 11:36 p.m., the Merced...
- Placer County Sheriff’s Office K9 Shot by Armed Barricaded Suspect During Eviction Order Operation in Penryn
  2026-10-17 01:54:24
  October 17, 2026 – Placer County Sheriff’s Office officials report that just after 7:00 a.m. on Friday, Placer County Sheriff’s...
- Kern County Deputies Arrest Three Suspects During Narcotics Investigation, Large Amount of Meth Seized in Lancaster
  2026-10-17 01:23:49
  October 17, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that a narcotics investigation into a Kern County based Drug...
- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Friday, October 16, 2026
  2026-10-17 01:22:45
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Friday, October 16, 2026 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New...
- Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Mariposa County: Traffic Control on 140 for October 19, 2026
  2026-10-16 14:37:57
  TRAFFIC ADVISORY Traffic Control on 140 forOctober 19, 2026 October 16, 2026 – Mariposa County – The California Department of...
- 4 Correctional Officers Injured by Inmate with Two Improvised Weapons at San Joaquin County Health Care Facility, CDCR Reports
  2026-10-16 05:24:28
  Attempted Homicide of Corrections Officer at California Health Care Facility Under Investigation October 16, 2026 – STOCKTON, CA...
- Kern Valley Deputies Arrest Multiple Lake Isabella and Bakersfield Suspects on Drug, Ammo, and Weapon Charges
  2026-10-16 04:40:23
  KV Substation Deputies - Multiple Arrests October 16, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on October 13,...
- Governor Gavin Newsom Says, “This Is A Sad, Desperate Attempt By Trump To Use His Politicized Justice Department To Try To Suppress California Voters Just Three Weeks Before Election Day” As He Responds to Trump’s DOJ Lawsuit Over Voter Records
  2026-10-16 04:17:50
  California Governor Gavin Newsom Credit: Office of the GovernorGovernor Newsom responds to unfounded Trump lawsuit that is...
- The Conference Board CEO Confidence Declined in Q4 2026; Views Of Current and Expected Economic Conditions Turned Negative
  2026-10-16 04:06:27
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- KFF Health News: After Booting 760K People From Affordable Care Act (ACA) Plans, Trump Administration Has Added Some Back
  2026-10-16 04:01:46
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- Kern County Deputies Arrest Mexican National Suspect After 660 Marijuana Plants Found During Warrant Search in Taft
  2026-10-16 04:01:27
  Taft Search Warrant and Arrest October 16, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on October 8, 2026,...
- Bipartisan Ethics Experts Call for California State Bar and Attorney General to Investigate Trump’s White House Press Secretary, Katie Zacharia, for Unauthorized Practice of Law, Democracy Defenders Fund Reports
  2026-10-16 03:57:50
  Complaint details allegations that White House press secretary practiced law without an active California legal license October 16,...
- Voting Rights and Privacy Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Administration Over Secretive Collection of Millions of Americans’ Voter Records, Democracy Forward Reports
  2026-10-16 03:54:33
  Lawsuit Challenges DHS’s Unlawful Effort to Build a Nationwide Voter Database Containing Sensitive Personal Information from at...
- New California Health Interview Survey Finds Wildfires, Heat Waves and Access To Care Among Health-Related Problems Facing Residents
  2026-10-16 03:50:55
  The Soberanes Fire located in the Los Padres National Forest in California started because of an illegal campfire. Photo by the...
- Free Online Tutoring for California Students Through Their Public Libraries; Easy Access, Anywhere To Live, 24/7 Online Tutoring and Homework Help In Over 250 K-12 Subjects
  2026-10-16 03:43:47
  October 16, 2026 - Sacramento, Calif. — Students looking for assistance with math problems, writing assignments or other...
- California Attorney General Bonta, Coalition of 17 Attorneys General: We Demand Justice for Epstein Survivors and the Cover-up Must End
  2026-10-16 03:38:13
  October 16, 2026 - OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside a coalition of 17 attorneys general, on Thursday...
- 100 Lawsuits, 21 Months: California Attorney General Sues ICE Over Civil Immigration Arrests at California Courthouses, Says, “The Trump Administration Has Systematically Made Our Communities Less Safe With Its Insidious And Unlawful Enforcement Actions”
  2026-10-16 03:33:05
  October 16, 2026 - SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump...
- Center for Biological Diversity Lawsuit Seeks Records on Trump Administration Policy That Allows Killing Endangered Animals
  2026-10-16 03:29:52
  October 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration on Thursday for failing to...
- New Statewide Data Shows Continued Progress for California Students: Assessment Scores Rise Across English, Math, and Science; Graduation Reaches High of 87.9 Percent
  2026-10-16 03:24:41
  Assessment Scores Rise Across English, Math, and Science; Graduation Reaches High of 87.9 Percent as State Releases Assessment and...
- AAA Reports Gas Prices Not Budging Much as Crude Oil Remains High, California at $6.22 Declines 11 Cents Week-Over-Week, CA. Diesel at $8.49
  2026-10-16 03:20:55
  October 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON, DC – The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is down a couple of cents from last...

Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Saturday, October 17, 2026

Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.

Sunny and slightly cooler with a high temp of around 84 degrees and a low temp of around 59 degrees. Possible 15 mph wind gusts today.

Yosemite Valley: Sunny and cooler with a high temp of around 81 degrees and a low temp of around 46 degrees. Possible 15 mph wind gusts today.

Mariposa weather for Sunday: Sunny and cooler with a high temp of around 81 degrees and a low temp of around 56 degrees.

Future high temps for Mariposa: Mon.: 73 degrees. Tue.: 66 degrees. Wed.: 65 degrees.

Mariposa’s future rain chances:
Tue. Night: 30% chance of rain.
Wed.: 40%/50% chance of daytime/evening rain with less than 0.10” possible.
Thu.: 30% chance of rain.