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- California Congressmen Jim Costa and Jared Huffman Join U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff Leading Bipartisan Congressional Push to Stop Proposed Yosemite Land Transfer
  2026-09-16 04:01:34
  Half Dome View from the Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park Sierra Sun Times file photoSeptember 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim...
- KFF Health News: Outcome of Suit Against Department of Labor Could Boost Skimpy Employer Health Plans
  2026-09-16 04:01:26
  Image by Sasin Tipchai from PixabaySeptember 16, 2026 - By Julie Appleby - A long-running lawsuit challenging what it means to...
- New Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey Finds Xavier Becerra Maintains Wide Lead Over Steve Hilton, Majority Oppose Voter ID Initiative
  2026-09-16 03:45:59
  Most Oppose Voter ID Initiative; Few Californians Say Major Political Parties Have Good Ideas; Overwhelming Majorities Want...
- Yosemite National Park Dome Fire Near Chilnualna Falls is Currently at 100 Acres with 0% Containment as of Tuesday Evening
  2026-09-16 03:42:31
  September 16, 2026 – Yosemite National Park officials report that the Dome Fire was reported on the morning of September 15,...
- California Poverty Rate Increases to 17.3%, According to a New Analysis of Census Data by the California Budget & Policy Center
  2026-09-16 03:38:12
  Nearly 7 million Californians lacked enough resources to afford basic necessities in 2025September 16, 2026 - SACRAMENTO, CA —...
- United States Mint Releases Special-Issue Enduring Liberty Half Dollars with “09-11-01” Privy Mark to Honor the Victims of the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks
  2026-09-16 03:30:40
  September 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON - The United States Mint (Mint) has shipped 250,000 special-issue Enduring Liberty Half Dollar...
- American Farm Bureau Federation Reports Hormuz Price Shocks Outpace Higher Crop Prices as Diesel and Fertilizer Costs Are Eating Into Any Revenue Gains
  2026-09-16 03:25:09
  Key Takeaways Crop revenue projections are mixed but mostly improved. September's WASDE raised per-acre revenue estimates for...
- AARP Foundation Responds to New Census Data on Rising Poverty Among Older Adults as Many Have Little Or No Emergency Cushion and Food Insecurity Is Widespread
  2026-09-16 03:20:46
  September 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON- AARP Foundation President Claire Casey issued the following statement in response to new U.S....
- Los Angeles County DA Hochman Announces Death Penalty Won’t Be Sought in Reiner Murder Case
  2026-09-16 03:15:14
  September 16, 2026 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced on Tuesday that his...
- Yale School of Medicine Professor on Who Benefits Most from Glucose Monitoring Devices?
  2026-09-16 03:12:10
  Image by Steve Buissinne from PixabaySeptember 16, 2026 - By Crystal Gwizdala, MA - In 2024, continuous glucose monitoring...
- House Oversight Committee Republicans and Democrats Hold Leon Black in Contempt for Defying Lawful Subpoenas to Testify on Jeffrey Epstein
  2026-09-16 03:06:01
  September 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted on a bipartisan basis to...
- California Department of Justice Files Charge Against Kings County Superior Court Judge Kendra Weber
  2026-09-16 03:03:11
  September 16, 2026 - KINGS COUNTY – California Attorney General Bonta on Tuesday announced a charge filed against Kings County Superior...
- President Trump’s U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards Supplemental Funding for Faith-Based Prevention to the States
  2026-09-16 02:57:10
  September 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C - On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the...
- Placer County Sheriff Reports Body of Man Found in Folsom Lake Near Doton’s Point
  2026-09-16 02:53:30
  Body Found in Folsom Lake September 16, 2026 – Placer County Sheriff’s Office officials report that at approximately 11:30 a.m. on...
- California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bills to Expand Mortgage Protections, Strengthen Insurance Coverage, and Create a Permanent Framework to Accelerate Wildfire Recovery
  2026-09-16 02:51:35
  What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed four bills to expand mortgage protections, strengthen insurance...
- California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Joins Democratic Women's Caucus In Slamming Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) For Plan To Gut Head Start
  2026-09-16 02:45:49
  September 16, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Speaker Emerita Pelosi joined Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger...
- Former Fresno Bullard High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
  2026-09-16 02:41:56
  September 16, 2026 – FRESNO, CA – Ray Anthony Waller, 39, of Fresno, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sexual exploitation of a...
- California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Introduces Resolution to Block Trump Administration Rule Restricting International Students, Exchange Visitors, and Foreign Journalists
  2026-09-16 02:41:34
  September 16, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration...
- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren Says Trump’s War in Iran Cost Department of Defense (DoD) Nearly $40 Billion and Drove Nearly Half of Inflation, According to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Report
  2026-09-16 02:38:29
  President Trump Truth Social 'Truth' on September 7, 2026September 16, 2026 - Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, in response to an ...
- California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Presses Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel on Election Interference, Secures Commitment FBI Will Not Seize Ballots or Voting Machines Ahead of Midterms (Video)
  2026-09-16 02:27:22
  WATCH: Padilla presses Patel for commitment that FBI will not seize ballots, voting machines or other election materials...
- Tulare County Detectives Arrest Suspect in Shooting at AM/PM Gas Station in Goshen
  2026-09-16 01:59:54
  TCSO Detectives Investigating Shooting Victim in Goshen September 16, 2026 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report...
- Kern County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help with Any Information in September 2022 Murder of Larry Christy Jr.
  2026-09-16 01:57:05
  September 16, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on September 11, 2022, at approximately 8:00 p.m.,...
- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Tuesday, September 15, 2026
  2026-09-16 00:59:22
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New...
- Clovis Police Seek Public’s Help IDing Suspect Wanted for Felony Grand Theft
  2026-09-15 04:58:20
  9/15/26 UPDATE Per Clovis Police Department:This suspect has been identified. Thank you for your assistance with this felony...
- ProPublica: Papa Johns, Propaganda and Putin: How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
  2026-09-15 04:05:04
  President Trump Truth Social 'Truth' on September 7, 2026 Reporting Highlights Foreign Affairs: Thomas Dans has backed taking...
- Mariposa County Fire Department Call Log for September 7-13, 2026
  2026-09-15 03:50:53
  Mariposa County Fire Department Call Log MCFD call log consists of 10 stations located throughout the Mariposa community...
- Los Angeles County DA Op-Ed - Is Mental Illness Legal Insanity: What Lindsay Clancy Would Face in California
  2026-09-15 03:45:50
  September 15, 2026 – Article by Nathan J. Hochman, Los Angeles County District Attorney. There is little dispute that Lindsay...
- KFF Says the Group That Struggles The Most In American Health Care Would Be People With Chronic Illnesses Who Are Also Uninsured
  2026-09-15 03:40:38
  September 15, 2026 - By Drew Altman - There are more than enough needs to go around in American health care, but if I had to...
- Sonora Man and Woman Arrested in Tuolumne County for Fentanyl Transportation and Drug Sales
  2026-09-15 03:33:29
  September 15, 2026 – Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office officials report that in early September 2026, the Tuolumne Narcotics Team...
- 2026-2027 Winter Heating Costs Projected To Jump 8.7 Percent, Deepening the Nation's Energy Affordability Crisis, National Energy Assistance Directors Association Reports. Urges Congress To Increase Funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance.
  2026-09-15 03:30:14
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- New AAA Reports Finds New Vehicle Ownership Costs Hit $12,863 Annually; EVs and Hybrids Join Mainstream Vehicle Comparisons, but Fuel Savings Don’t Offset Higher Ownership Costs
  2026-09-15 03:23:51
  September 15, 2026 - ORLANDO, FL. – For more than 75 years, AAA’s Your Driving Costs (YDC) analysis has helped drivers...
- Injured Rock Climber Rescued in Sierra National Forest After Fall on Power Dome
  2026-09-15 03:21:48
  September 15, 2026 – Fresno County Sheriff's Office officials report that the Fresno County Sheriff's Office and CHP Team Up to...
- New Analysis by California Budget & Policy Center Finds Proposition 39 (Voter ID Initiative) Would Create New Barriers to Voting for Millions of California Voters
  2026-09-15 03:18:38
  Report Examines How Proposed Requirements Could Make Voting More Difficult, Increase Costs, and Limit Californians’ Say in...
- California Attorney General Bonta Continues Opposition to President Trump’s Unlawful Tariff Regime, Urges Court of International Trade to Declare Trump’s Third Attempt Illegal
  2026-09-15 03:10:17
  Image by Freddy from PixabaySeptember 15, 2026 - OAKLAND — California Attorney General Bonta, as part of a coalition of 25...
- California Attorney General Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Cruel New Public Charge Rule, Says, “No Family Should Have To Choose Between Accessing Healthcare And Nutrition Assistance Today — Or Protecting Their Pathway To A Green Card Tomorrow”
  2026-09-15 03:06:38
  Dramatic expansion of who is considered a “public charge” would force millions to choose between protecting their pathway to citizenship and access to...
- President Trump’s Department of ‘War’ Issues Legal Waiver to Authorize Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) and Unidentified Flying Objects Disclosures to PURSUE
  2026-09-15 03:02:15
  September 15, 2026 - On Monday, the U.S. Department of 'War' released the following:In direct alignment with President Trump's...
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Supports President Trump’s EPA's Decision to Terminate the Majority of the Clean Power Plan 2.0
  2026-09-15 02:56:59
  September 15, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement in response to the...
- President Trump’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Finalizes Repeal of 2024 Power Plant Regulations, Proposes Repeal of All Remaining Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Power Plants
  2026-09-15 02:52:59
  Gas Flaring Credit: BLMRelated: ProPublica: Trump’s EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas WellsSeptember...
- California Governor Gavin Newsom Says, “Today Is A Good Day For Democracy, The Rule Of Law, And The American People Looking To Exercise Their Constitutional Right To Vote” After Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Attack On Vote-By-Mail
  2026-09-15 02:47:09
  September 15, 2026 - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme...
- Calaveras County Sheriff IDs Parrott’s Ferry Jane Doe Found in 2015 as Anita Kathleen Ranker
  2026-09-15 02:44:57
  Calaveras Cold Case Task Force September 15, 2026 – Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office officials report that the Calaveras Cold...

Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.

Sunny and cooler with a high temp of around 82 degrees and a low temp of around 59 degrees. Possible daytime 15 mph wind gusts.

Yosemite Valley: Sunny and cooler with a high temp of around 81 degrees and a low temp of around 48 degrees. Possible daytime 20 mph wind gusts.

Mariposa weather for Thursday: Sunny and cooler with a high temp of around 79 degrees and a low temp of around 59 degrees.

Future high temps for Mariposa: Fri.: 83 degrees. Sat.: 87 degrees. Sun.: 87 degrees.