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- U.S. Forest Service Launches National Forests and Grasslands Passport – A Free Digital Stamp Experience Covering 154 National Forests and 20 National Grasslands
  2026-09-09 04:40:48
  September 9, 2026 - The U.S. Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation have launched the National Forests and Grasslands Passport –...
- Free Start Smart Driver Education Class Offered to Teens in Oakhurst on Friday, September 18, 2026
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  Start Smart Class September 9, 2026 – Oakhurst CHP officials announce upcoming Start Smart driver safety class offered on...
- Cal OES Offers Free Disaster Preparedness Curriculum Through Fourth Grade Preparedness Ambassadors Program
  2026-09-09 04:30:34
  Preparedness Ambassadors credit: Cal OESSeptember 9, 2026 - As students across California return to the classroom this school...
- Democracy Forward Announces Appeals Court Upholds Order Blocking IRS From Sharing Taxpayer Data with ICE
  2026-09-09 04:26:00
  New Order Issued in Case Brought to Protect Americans’ Sensitive InformationSeptember 9, 2026 - Washington, D.C. – A federal...
- KFF Health News: Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Collection of Patients’ ER Records
  2026-09-09 04:21:51
  September 9, 2026 - By Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld, and Darius Tahir - A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the...
- Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Announces Retirement As He Conclude a Distinguished Career That Includes More Than Three Decades of Smithsonian Service and the Creation of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
  2026-09-09 04:17:10
  Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian InstitutionSeptember...
- Yale School of Medicine Study Finds Cancer Drug Reduces Atherosclerosis Inflammation and Plaque
  2026-09-09 04:10:45
  Image by envandrare from PixabayKey points Atherosclerosis is caused by inflammation and plaque buildup in arteries. Sharp...
- Democracy Forward Reports Unions Lead Filing of New Lawsuit to Stop USDA Reorganization Including Closing All Nine Forest Service Regional Offices and Shuts 23 Research Locations Across 15 States
  2026-09-09 04:02:46
  New Complaint and Renewed Preliminary Injunction Motion Filed After the Court Ruled the Challenge to USDA’s Reorganization Belongs in...
- USPS To Issue Fentanyl Awareness Semipostal Stamp
  2026-09-09 04:01:07
  September 9, 2026 - The U.S. Postal Service will issue a semipostal stamp supporting fentanyl awareness at the Masur Auditorium...
- Red Cloud Library to Host Free Comic Book Giveaway in Greeley Hill on Saturday, October 3, 2026
  2026-09-09 03:55:27
  September 9, 2026 – Mariposa County Library officials announce upcoming free comic book giveaway. Our Red Cloud Library will be...
- CA. Attorney General Supports Litigation to Block Unlawful Immigration Arrests Without a Warrant, Says, “The Trump Administration Has Sought To Instill Fear In Immigrant Communities Through Indiscriminate, Sweeping, And Often Baseless Immigration Arrests”
  2026-09-09 03:47:30
  September 9, 2026 - OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday filed an amicus brief in support of litigation...
- American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Guidance on Managing Infants with Congenital Measles as Disease Outbreaks Rise
  2026-09-09 03:45:57
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- California Attorney General Bonta Joining a Coalition of 17 Attorneys General Opposes ATF Proposal to Loosen Safeguards for Weapons Made for Federal Government Contracts
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- California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Joins Democratic Colleagues in Challenging Trump Administration’s Involvement in the Sable Offshore Pipeline Restart
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  September 9, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Speaker Emerita Pelosi joined Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), along...
- As Tariffs from Canada Go Into Effect, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen Releases Statement on Trump’s Trade War Hurting Nevada Economy as Canada is Nevada’s Second-Largest Export Market, With Nevada Exporting $1.6 Billion of Goods
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- House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman Demands Government Watchdog Investigate Whether Trump’s Freedom 250 Harvested Americans’ Data to Influence the Midterm Elections
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  Letter details how event tickets and merchandise orders flowed through vendors owned by Trump’s former campaign manager and tied...
- California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Leads All Senate Democrats Urging Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting
  2026-09-09 03:29:18
  261 Members and former Members file bicameral, bipartisan brief as court order barring Postal Service rule limiting mail voting...
- Mariposa County Fire Department Call Log for August 24-30, 2026
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- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Tuesday, September 8, 2026
  2026-09-09 01:40:41
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- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Issue Alert for Mineral King Road Construction; September 8 - October 28, 2026
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  Road Construction Alert September 8, 2026 – Officials at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks announce that road construction...
- Kern County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help IDing Suspect Wanted in Bakersfield Double Homicide
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  September 8, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff's Office officials report that they are asking the public's assistance in locating any...
- California Legislators Urge Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, to Immediatly Halt Proposed Yosemite National Park Land Exchange
  2026-09-08 04:00:10
  September 8, 2026 - Last week, Assemblymember Dawn Addis signed on to the following letter to Doug Burgum, Secretary of the...
- KFF Health News: ‘It’s Triage’: California’s Next Governor Will Face Destabilizing Surge in Uninsured
  2026-09-08 03:50:44
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- As Beef Prices Skyrocket Under President Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Daphne Oz Show Americans How to Cook ‘Real Food’ for Under $5
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- VA Cemeteries to Host National Day of Service and Remembrance Marking the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
  2026-09-08 03:37:01
  Avenue of Flags at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.September 8, 2026 - WASHINGTON — Department of Veterans Affairs national...
- Reclamation Announces Fall and Winter Operation Updates at New Melones Lake Beginning Today, September 8
  2026-09-08 03:34:14
  September 8, 2026 - SONORA, Calif. — The Bureau of Reclamation will adjust operating hours at New Melones Lake beginning Sept....
- KFF Health News: The Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands to Patient Bills
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- Humane World for Animals On How Travelers Can Support Wild Animals Rather Than Exploit Them; Offers Practical Tips For Avoiding Attractions, Encounters And Activities That Profit From Wildlife Suffering
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- Modesto Police Seek Public’s Help Locating At-Risk Missing 77-Year-Old John Campos, Last Seen Near Woodman Avenue
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- California Providing Seed Money for New Pacific School of Medicine to Address the Severe and Growing Physician Shortfalls Across the Central Valley
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- PG&E Launches Strategic Review to Build a Better, More Affordable Energy Future for California Customers
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- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer on Leon Black Not Appearing for Deposition Testifying about Epstein, Says, “It’s A Shame Leon Black Is Hiding Behind Litigation Rather Than Provide Answers To The American People”
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- President Trump’s Bureau of Land Management Proposes Rule to Streamline Oil and Gas Permitting in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve
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- California Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Bill to Protect Prison Sexual Assault Survivors Passes Legislature; Bill Strengthens Protections for Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Assault and Holds Perpetrators Accountable
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- California Assemblymember Dawn Addis Student Data Privacy Bill Heads to Governor Newsom’s Desk
  2026-09-08 02:42:23
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- California Assemblymember Marc Berman’s Bill to Improve Transparency for Social Media Content Paid for By Political Campaigns Headed to Governor Newsom
  2026-09-08 02:37:19
  September 8, 2026 - SACRAMENTO, CA – The Legislature has unanimously approved AB 1130 by Assemblymember Marc Berman(D-Menlo...
- Bill Disqualifying ICE Agents from Public Service in California is on Governor Gavin Newsom’s Desk
  2026-09-08 02:32:49
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- Final Passenger in Fatal Fresno Plane Crash Dies from Injuries; Identified as Auberry Man
  2026-09-08 01:47:46
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- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Monday, September 7, 2026
  2026-09-08 00:51:02
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Monday, September 7, 2026 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New...
- California Governor Gavin Newsom Proclaims Monday, September 7, 2026, as Labor Day, Says, “This Labor Day, We Celebrate The Workers Who Built California And Recommit Ourselves To The Workers Building Our Future”
  2026-09-07 09:52:30
  September 7, 2026 - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring September 7, 2026, as “Labor Day.” The...

Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.

Note: Heat Advisory in effect from Today, September 9, 10:00 AM PDT until Thursday, September 10, 10:00 PM PDT

Sunny and very warm with a high temp of around 97 degrees and a low temp of around 77 degrees. Possible daytime 15 mph wind gusts.

Yosemite Valley: Sunny and very warm with a high temp of around 96 degrees and a low temp of around 63 degrees. Possible daytime 15 mph wind gusts.

Mariposa weather for Thursday: Sunny and very warm with a high temp of around 97 degrees and a low temp of around 74 degrees. Possible daytime/evening 20 mph wind gusts.

Future high temps for Mariposa: Fri.: 93 degrees. Sat.: 84 degrees. Sun.: 80 degrees.