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- National Fire News for Saturday, August 15, 2026 - Firefighters Are Currently Working To Contain 88 Uncontained Large Fires Nationwide and Two Large Airtankers and One Birddog From Manitoba, Canada, Have Deployed To Boise
  2026-08-16 04:41:42
  August 16, 2026 - On Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported the following: Yesterday, 125 new fires were...
- Mariposa County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Agenda Items Include: 2:00 P.M.; Receive a Presentation on the Proposed Mariposa Mining Strategic Plan
  2026-08-16 03:59:30
  Mariposa County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Click Here for Mariposa County Supervisors...
- DOJ Finds California Women’s Prisons Fail to Protect Female Prisoners from Sexual Abuse by Staff in Chowchilla & Chino
  2026-08-16 03:56:28
  August 16, 2026 – LOS ANGELES, CA – The Justice Department announced on Thursday, August 13, 2026, that it has reasonable cause...
- KFF Analysis: California One Of At Least 37 States Have Medicaid State Directed Payments For Hospital Services That Could Be Reduced By The 2025 Trump/Republicans “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
  2026-08-16 03:45:53
  States with the Biggest Potential Reductions in Medicaid Payments to Hospitals Include California, Illinois, Kentucky, Texas,...
- Tulare County Sheriff Announces Kings River Closed to Boats and Jet Skis for the Season
  2026-08-16 03:43:03
  August 16, 2026 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report that effective immediately, Sheriff Boudreaux has announced...
- Trump-Vance Administration Proposes Changes To Head Start Standards, National Association of Counties Reports
  2026-08-16 03:35:25
  August 16, 2026 - By Emma Conover, Kevin Moore - On August 6, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a ...
- Human Cancer Models to Accelerate Research and Precision Therapies, NIH Reports
  2026-08-16 03:31:14
  NIH-funded international research collaboration catalogues 25 tumor types from thousands of patient donors. August 16, 2026 –...
- KFF Health News: My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly; A Family’s Guide To Discharge, Appeals, and Keeping Hospice Care
  2026-08-16 03:28:34
  A family’s guide to discharge, appeals, and keeping hospice care August 16, 2026 - By Kim Clark - “No more operations,” he...
- Center for Biological Diversity Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Trump’s Expanded Grazing Plan
  2026-08-16 03:20:29
  Cattle grazing on public land Credit: Jeff Fontana, BLMRelated: ProPublica: The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing...
- Merced Dos Palos Project Receives Funding as California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Approves Nearly $32 Million to Expand Broadband Access, Digital Skills, and No-Cost Internet for Californians
  2026-08-16 03:12:58
  August 16, 2026 - SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved nearly $32 million in...
- California Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act, Says, “The Trump Administration Tried To Exclude Gender-Affirming Care From Qualifying As An Essential Health Benefit”
  2026-08-16 03:07:27
  August 16, 2026 - OAKLAND — Co-leading a multistate coalition alongside the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New Jersey,...
- Social Security Adds 14 Conditions to Compassionate Allowances List
  2026-08-16 03:03:57
  August 16, 2026 - Baltimore, MD – The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced the addition of 14 conditions to the...
- Mariposa Library to Offer a Free Resin Art Mirrors Crafting Project on Friday, August 21, 2026
  2026-08-16 03:00:18
  August 16, 2026 – Mariposa County Library officials announce FREE resin art mirrors crafting project in Mariposa on Friday,...
- Growing Squeeze on U.S. Produce as Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Imports Have Increased 70% Since 2010, American Farm Bureau Federation Reports
  2026-08-16 02:59:34
  Lettuce Image by Petra from PixabayKey Takeaways Labor, input and regulatory expenses have climbed sharply, making it harder...
- Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Administration to Protect Crucial Bipartisan Small Business Lending Program, Democracy Forward Reports
  2026-08-16 02:53:14
  Legal Challenge Asks Court to Stop Unlawful Attempt to Defund Lifeline for Local EntrepreneursAugust 16, 2026 - San Francisco – A...
- California Governor Gavin Newsom Says, “Exploration Will Continue On At The La Brea Tar Pits With New Financing Secured From IBank”
  2026-08-16 02:48:39
  Bison were among the species of megafauna living in Southern California that rapidly went extinct about 13,000 years ago, and...
- Mammoth Yosemite Airport Receives $396,856 as U.S. Senators Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla Announce Nearly $109 Million to Modernize California Airports
  2026-08-16 02:40:38
  Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Federal funding will support runway and taxiway improvements, noise mitigation,...
- U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses Passes the Senate Unanimously
  2026-08-16 02:35:25
  August 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tina Smith has announced the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act passed...
- Congresswoman Debbie Dingell Presses United States Postal Service on Mailing Disruptions by Failing to Deliver Absentee Ballots and Voting Materials During the Primary Elections
  2026-08-16 02:27:42
  August 16, 2026 - U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) is demanding answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS)...
- California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Democratic Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump’s New Barriers to Naturalization With Hundreds of Dollars in Fee Increases
  2026-08-16 02:20:06
  August 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary...
- FBI Issues a Public Service Announcement; Sexual Exploitation Actors Stealing and Leaking Explicit Content
  2026-08-16 02:17:50
  ***WARNING*** Read this important information to protect yourselves. August 16, 2026 – The FBI is warning the public about...
- Fresno County Sheriff Reports an Officer-Involved Shooting Occurred After Shots Fired at a Parlier Police Officer
  2026-08-16 02:11:37
  August 16, 2026 – Fresno County Sheriff’s Office officials report that at around 10:10 A.M. on Saturday, a Parlier Police...
- A Child’s Language May Predict the Arrival of Depression and Anxiety Disorders Years Before Onset, NIH Reports
  2026-08-16 02:04:14
  NIH-funded, AI-powered analysis of interviews suggests that a youth’s framing of stressful events is a strong indicator of risk...
- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Saturday, August 15, 2026
  2026-08-16 01:53:41
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Saturday, August 15, 2026 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New...
- University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Preliminary Results for August 2026 Declines 8% Month-Over-Month, Year-ahead Inflation Expectations Rise to 4.3%. Sentiment Under Trump is Down 12.4% Year-Over-Year and 25% Lower Than Biden in August 2024.
  2026-08-15 04:16:53
  August 15, 2026 – On Friday, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Preliminary Results for August was released.Note:...
- Exeter Man Arrested After Meeting Teenage Girl Online, Engaging in Sexual Relationship
  2026-08-15 04:14:44
  August 15, 2026 – Tulare County Sheriff's Office officials report that on August 12, 2026, a 15-year-old girl reported that she...
- Fresno County Coroner Seeks Public’s Help Locating Family of 63-Year-Old Nghia Ngo, Found Deceased in a Canal Near Biola
  2026-08-15 04:03:16
  August 15, 2026 – Fresno County Sheriff's Office officials report that the Coroner’s Office needs the public’s help locating...
- Woman Arrested Asleep Behind the Wheel of a Vehicle on Madera County Roadway for Possession of a Firearm and Drugs
  2026-08-15 03:54:05
  August 15, 2026 – Madera County Sheriff's Office officials report that on the morning of August 12, 2026, deputies responded to...
- Yosemite National Park Now Utilizing Six Flock Cameras as Institute for Justice Calls Flock Safety’s Automated License Plate Reader Proposed Reforms ‘Window Dressing’
  2026-08-15 03:52:11
  License Plate Reader (LPR) credit: Flock SafetyAugust 15, 2026 - ARLINGTON, Va.—On Thursday, the Institute for Justice (IJ)...
- ProPublica: Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters
  2026-08-15 03:41:22
  Reporting Highlights Inflated Claims: HSI deployed its tech platform to find noncitizens on voter rolls, despite warnings from...
- Madera County Announces the Historic Jesse Ross Cabin, Nestled near North Fork in the Sierra National Forest is Restored and Open To Visitors
  2026-08-15 03:35:12
  August 15, 2026 - Madera County, CA – Widely recognized as one of Madera County’s oldest standing structures, the Jesse Ross...
- Democracy Forward: Federal Court Rejects Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants, Says, “This Is A Victory For The Survivors Of Domestic And Sexual Violence, LGBTQI+ Youth, And Unhoused Individuals And Families”
  2026-08-15 03:27:23
  August 15, 2026 - Providence, R.I. — A federal judge on Friday rejected the sweeping and unlawful restrictions the Trump-Vance...
- The Sunscreen Shake-Up: Yale School of Medicine Dermatologist On What a Newly Approved Ingredient Means For Your Skin
  2026-08-15 03:22:45
  In a Q&A, Yale dermatologist Kathleen Suozzi explains why the first new sunscreen ingredient approved by U.S. regulators in more than two...
- Search & Rescue Recover Body of Missing Hiker Above Sam Mack Meadow in Inyo National Forest
  2026-08-15 03:21:22
  August 15, 2026 – Inyo County Search & Rescue officials report that on Sunday, August 2, 2026, Inyo SAR received a report of a...
- Insurance Commissioner Lara Protects More Than 64,000 Californians in Calaveras, San Joaquin, Amador, Tuolumne, and Stanislaus Counties From Non-Renewals Following Gann Fire
  2026-08-15 03:17:21
  CAL FIRE Truck at GannMandatory one-year moratorium prevents homeowners’ and commercial insurance cancellations and...
- California Public Utilities Commission Penalizes PG&E $22 Million for 2022 Placer County Fire
  2026-08-15 03:12:10
  August 15, 2026 - SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a settlement agreement between...
- California High-Speed Rail Seeks Public Input on Proposed Central Valley Heavy Maintenance Facility Site
  2026-08-15 03:04:02
  Credit: CA. HSRWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Authority is evaluating two potential locations near Fresno and Hanford for the...
- Center for Biological Diversity Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s California Longline Fishing Permits, Say, Gear Up to 60 Miles Long Threatens Leatherback Sea Turtles, Humpbacks
  2026-08-15 03:00:49
  August 15, 2026 - OAKLAND, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network sued the National Oceanic...
- Postal Service to Issue Commemorative Stamp for U.S. Coast Guard Academy Milestone
  2026-08-15 02:54:12
  August 15, 2026 - The U.S. Postal Service will release a new commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of the U.S....
- U.S. Senator Mark Kelly Blasts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Dismissiveness on Mental Health Crisis Aboard USS Lincoln, Calls for Sailors to Get Immediate Help
  2026-08-15 02:45:22
  “I’d like to see from this administration just once, just one time, someone taking some responsibility for something that isn’t going...

Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Sunday, August 16, 2026

Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.

Sunny and warmer with a high temp of around 92 degrees and a low temp of around 72 degrees. Possible daytime 15 mph wind gusts.

Yosemite Valley: Sunny and warmer with a high temp of around 91 degrees and a low temp of around 60 degrees.

Mariposa weather for Monday: Partly sunny with a high temp of around 92 degrees and a low temp of around 71 degrees.

Future high temps for Mariposa: Tue.: 92 degrees. Wed.: 93 degrees. Thu.: 93 degrees.

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