The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 4 on the appeal of Cary Stayner, the so-called Yosemite Killer, 27 years after the gruesome murders of four women in Mariposa County. The ...

Bob Miller Did you make a New Year’s resolution for 2026? Can you believe that it is already 2026? Do you remember when the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey came out and the year 2001 was so far in the ...

Advocates for restoring Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite National Park are asking members of Congress to amend the Raker Act, that authorized the city of San Francisco to construct the O’Shaughnessy Dam and ...

Local Attorney Neal D. Douglass has announced he will be seeking election in the June 2026 primary for the position of Superior Court Judge. This position will be vacated by the Judge Michael Fagalde ...

Coach Bob Jaekle with the Mariposa County youth basketball program receives a check from John McCamman, representing the Rotary Club of Mariposa Yosemite. Rotary is proud to support and sponsor ...

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.

John “Jack” Wildt passed away at 91 years old, peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Jack was born in Merced on April 24, 1934, to parents John and Mary Wildt. Jack grew ...

Hazel Green “comfort” station. Photo by Linda Shepler In the summer of 1867, one of those chance events that can alter history took place. Transplanted easterners Dr. and Mrs. John McLean and son ...

Officials are saying little about an incident in Yosemite National Park recently that left a Yosemite Hospitality employee dead. The incident, according to sources, happened when a Yosemite ...

Halo’s Hike shows the route to Mt. Ophir trail. Thanks to pioneer miners and settlers the Mother Lode is a vast storehouse of colorful, unusual names. Among them: Chili Gulch, Rough and Ready, Volcano ...

Pictured is an artist’s rendering of the Outbound Yosemite resort planned for Oakhurst in the area of the Hounds Tooth Inn. The team behind a new conference center breaking ground in Oakhurst met with ...

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 ...