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Join the Mariposa County Public Works Team – Roads and Bridges Manager Position Opening
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Enjoy the 77th Annual Hornitos Enchilada Dinner & Celebration on Saturday, March 7, 2026
Enjoy Musical Delights at the Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra's Festive Holiday Concert on Saturday, December 20, 2025
Join the Mariposa County Public Works Team – Several Positions Available
Enjoy the Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Festive Holiday Concert on Saturday, December 20, 2025
Mariposa Fire Safe Council Seek Contractor Bids for Fremont Fuels Reduction Project
Don't Miss Mariposa Friends of the Library Book Sale on November 7 & 8, 2025

News
- Mariposa County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
  2026-05-17 04:38:25
  Mariposa County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Click Here for Mariposa County Supervisors Agenda...
- From Pantry To Pest Control: Yale Researchers Say Garlic Kills The Mood — For Mosquitoes, Too
  2026-05-17 04:30:31
  Image by Steve Buissinne from PixabayYale researchers discovered a naturally occurring compound in garlic that halts mating and...
- KFF Health News: FDA Blocked Melanoma Drug as Confusion Reigned Under Marty Makary
  2026-05-17 04:22:39
  Marty Makary appears before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 6, 2025, for his...
- ProPublica: Why Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?
  2026-05-17 04:17:19
  Leonardo Garcia Venegas Sarahbeth Maney/ProPublica Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen whose prior detentions went viral and were...
- California Energy Commission Issues Subpoena to Golden State Wind After President Trump Provides Them With a $120 Million Taxpayer Payout for Cancelling an Offshore Wind Project
  2026-05-17 04:04:18
  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The California Energy Commission has issued an administrative investigative subpoena to Golden State Wind...
- NIH-Supported Project Expands Access to Care for Children with Amblyopia Pediatric Eye Disease
  2026-05-17 03:59:11
  May 17, 2026 – National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the following: A group of pediatric eye disease researchers...
- California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Says Governor Newsom’s May Revision Fails Families, Burdens Communities
  2026-05-17 03:56:21
  May 17, 2026 - Struggling Californians are on their own. That’s the message the Governor’s May Revision sends communities...
- Center for Biological Diversity Challenge to Sable Pipeline in California Dismissed by U.S. District Court
  2026-05-17 03:54:20
  Off Shore Oil Rigs | Southern California. Camarillo | Santa Barbara | credit: Aerial Photography by Drew Bird Photography ...
- NIH Researchers Identify First Suite of Human Antibodies Against Measles Virus
  2026-05-17 03:52:12
  NIH-funded study lays foundation for antibody-based measles treatment. May 17, 2026 – National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
- U.S. Postal Service to Honor Nation’s 250th Anniversary With American Icons Stamps Curated by Ralph Lauren
  2026-05-17 03:51:40
  A portrait of shared valuesMay 17, 2026 - NEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will honor the nation’s...
- World Health Organization Statement on the Antigen Composition of COVID-19 Vaccines, Says, Vaccination Remains an Important Public Health Countermeasure Against COVID-19 and Vaccination Should Not Be Delayed
  2026-05-17 03:45:31
  Key points: The WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) held its twice-yearly decision-making...
- JD Power Finds More New-Vehicle Shoppers Consider EVs as Fuel Costs Rise, Purchase Price Becomes Bigger Barrier to EV Adoption
  2026-05-17 03:40:34
  Ford Mustang Mach-E Credit: FordMay 17, 2026 - TROY, Mich. — Electric vehicle (EV) sales volumes may have plateaued, but...
- California Department of Justice Releases Proposed "Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976)” Regulations
  2026-05-17 03:37:06
  Image by sharpemtbr from PixabayMay 17, 2026 - OAKLAND — The California Department of Justice (California DOJ) on Thursday...
- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar Bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act Signed into Law
  2026-05-17 03:33:35
  May 17, 2026 - WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following her bipartisan Rural...
- California Congressman John Garamendi Joins Democrat Representatives Demanding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to End DoD’s Block on Wind Energy Projects
  2026-05-17 03:29:50
  Credit: DOIMay 17, 2026 - WASHINGTON, DC — Last week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congressman Seth Magaziner...
- Congressional Democrats Introduce New Legislation To Ban Enhanced Body Armor Use By Civilians
  2026-05-17 03:24:42
  Legislation would ban armor like that worn by the assailant in the 2022 Tops supermarket shooting in Buffalo, NY, which killed...
- U.S. Senate Democrats Probe Major Airlines On Fare and Fee Increases As Jet Fuel Costs Spike Due To Trump’s Iran War, Say, Flights Are Almost 20% More Expensive To Fly This Year Than At The Same Time Last Year
  2026-05-17 03:19:44
  Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay“Americans are paying the high price for President Trump’s war.” May 17, 2026 -...
- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Saturday, May 16, 2026
  2026-05-17 00:45:32
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Saturday, May 16, 2026 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New...
- ProPublica: At 17, He Was Tear-Gassed at Selma. At 78, He’s Watching Kids Tear-Gassed During Trump’s Deportation Campaign.
  2026-05-16 04:00:15
  Charles Mauldin was near the front of the line to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, a...
- National Park Service Reminds Visitors to be Bear Aware as Spring and Summer Bear Activity Increases
  2026-05-16 03:49:25
  Black Bear Credit: NPS (file photo)May 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON — The National Park Service is reminding visitors to take extra...
- State Water Project Allocation Increases Heading into 2026 Summer Months, California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Announces
  2026-05-16 03:46:29
  San Luis Reservoir in Merced County, which holds water supply for both the State Water Project and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s...
- NOAA Reports El Niño and High Tide Flooding, A Possible Double Whammy for Some Coastal Communities in 2026
  2026-05-16 03:41:53
  May 16, 2026 - NOAA’s National Weather Service is predicting El Niño is likely to emerge by July 2026 and continue through the...
- CDFW: Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement While Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue
  2026-05-16 03:36:01
  Dungeness Crabs Credit: CDFWMay 16, 2026 - California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Meghan Hertel has assessed...
- Attorney General Bonta Releases Fifth Report on Conditions at Immigration Detention Facilities in California, Says, “This Is Cruel, Inhumane, And Unacceptable — And It Is Past Time For The Trump Administration To Do Something About It”
  2026-05-16 03:32:57
  Amid surge in detainee population, immigration detention facilities are failing to meet ICE’s own detention standards, protect...
- KFF Health News: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Balancing MAHA and White House, Says He Won’t Run for President in 2028
  2026-05-16 03:28:39
  Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks at a Senate Finance Committee HearingMay 16, 2026 -...
- Tuolumne County Deputies Arrest Two Teens Suspected of Dealing Drugs Targeting Area Youth
  2026-05-16 03:25:00
  Drug Dealer Targets Youth May 16, 2026 – Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office officials report that in March 2026, Patrol Deputies...
- California Assemblyman Robert Rivas on Proposed ICE Detention Center in Gilroy, Says, “Our Community Is Not A Dumping Ground For Trump’s Heartless ICE Machine. Not Here. Not Ever”
  2026-05-16 03:24:19
  May 16, 2026 - SACRAMENTO — Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivasissues the following statement in response to a federal...
- Curious About AI and How it Impacts Us? Mariposa Library to Offer Four Free AI Classes in June
  2026-05-16 03:20:48
  May 16, 2026 – Mariposa Library officials announce local computer expert Jon Wurl to offer additional AI classes in June. You...
- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Presses Pentagon On Cost of Iran War and U.S. Bombing of 22 Civilian Schools and Several Hospitals (Video)
  2026-05-16 03:18:55
  At U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, CENTCOM’s Admiral Cooper acknowledged Pentagon has not investigated reports...
- California U.S. Senator Padilla Sounds Alarm on Homeland Security Proposal to Develop Biometric Smart Glasses, Says, “Smart Glasses Would Provide Yet Another Opportunity For DHS To Extend Its Surveillance Capabilities And Intimidate Individuals”
  2026-05-16 03:08:55
  May 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary...
- Missing Two-Year-Old Child Found Safe in Heavily Forested Area of Cal Pines Subdivision in Modoc County
  2026-05-16 03:06:56
  May 16, 2026 – Modoc County Sheriff's Office officials report that on May 14, 2026, at approximately 7:00 P.M., the Dispatch...
- All Democrat U.S. Senators Back Resolution Affirming Abortion Pill As Safe, Effective. FDA Approved Mifepristone For Use Over Two Decades Ago.
  2026-05-16 03:04:55
  “Law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be...
- Republican U.S. Senator Introduces Bill to Bar Aliens Who Support Sharia Law from Entering or Remaining in the United States
  2026-05-16 02:59:17
  May 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Senator John Cornyn released the following: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today...
- Local Attorneys Presented “When You Turn 18 Program” to Mariposa County High School Seniors
  2026-05-16 02:22:37
  “When You Turn 18 Program” Presented at MCHS May 16, 2026 – The Mariposa County District Attorney’s Office recently presented...
- Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Mariposa County: One-Way Traffic Control Delays Expected on State Routes 49, 132 & 140 on May 17-23, 2026
  2026-05-16 02:18:12
  TRAFFIC ADVISORY One-Way Traffic Controls for May 17-23, 2026 May 16, 2026 – Mariposa County – The California Department of...
- Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Merced County: One-Way Traffic Control & Highway Lane Closures on State Routes 33, 99 & 165 for May 17-23, 2026
  2026-05-16 02:16:57
  TRAFFIC ADVISORY One-Way Traffic Control & Highway Ramp Closure on State Routes 33, 99 & 165 for May 17-23, 2026 May 16, 2026 –...
- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Friday, May 15, 2026
  2026-05-16 02:12:55
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Friday, May 15, 2026 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New Business Office...
- San Joaquin County Man Charged for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition in Connection with Fatal Shooting at Oakland Nightclub
  2026-05-15 03:56:50
  May 15, 2026 – OAKLAND, CA – Jarvis Toussaint has been charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition. Toussaint, who...
- CAL FIRE Announces New $30 Million Regional Wildfire and Landscape Resilience Grant Program
  2026-05-15 03:49:27
  May 15, 2026 – CAL FIRE officials announce up to $30 million is available through CAL FIRE’s NEW Regional Wildfire and Landscape...
- Prescribed Burning in Sequoia National Park Foothills Begins on May 21, 2026
  2026-05-15 03:48:21
  May 15, 2026 – Sequoia National Park officials announce that on May 21–22, firefighters will conduct prescribed burns in the...

Mariposa County Burn Day Information

Sunday, May 17, 2026

No Burn Day as of 6:47 A.M.

Burn Permit Required from CAL FIRE
Permit May Be Required from Mariposa County
Click here for Mariposa County Permit Information

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Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Sunday, May 17, 2026
Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.

Sunny and cooler with a high temp of around 73 degrees and a low temp of around 52 degrees. Possible daytime/evening 25/20mph wind gusts

Yosemite Valley: Sunny and cooler with a high temp of around 68 degrees and a low temp of around 42 degrees. Possible daytime/evening 20 mph wind gusts.

Mariposa weather for Monday: Sunny and warmer with a high temp of around 77 degrees and a low temp of around 55 degrees.

Future high temps for Mariposa: Tue.: 83 degrees. Wed.: 87 degrees. Thu.: 90 degrees.