Mariposa News

San Francisco Carnaval Festival is in full effect right now. A A A San Francisco Cultural Arts Traditions A A presents 3 stages of continuous music and entertainment for all ages on 17th Street, 20th Street and 22nd Streets.

Like a rock dropped in a pond, a single event in our past can ripple through generations, lapping against the muddy banks of our lives decades later.

Cheers eruputed from both sides of the street as two groups of cyclists raced through downtown, each followed by 30 seconds of chaos, as Stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California made its way from Sonora to Clovis.

That's the uneducated view of professional cycling, which makes a colorful splash in Clovis today with the Stage 4 finish of the Amgen Tour of California.

The 2012 AMGEN Tour of California makes its only swing through the Sierra foothills when participants race 130 miles from Sonora to Clovis Wednesday.

Hunter's mom Catherine says, "He was, as it was, only given a 65% chance to live for 5 years." Today Hunter and his twin sister Chandler are about to graduate high school.

Seven downtown businesses burned to the ground this weekend, ripping a costly chunk out of the town's economy and putting several dozen people out of work.

Merced County Animal Shelter: Adoption fees for pet of the week are $35 for dogs and $15 for cats.

Carroll Shelby built memorable muscle cars. He was the father of the Cobra. Some might call it a Mustang on steroids.

With the number of foreclosed homes continuing to rise crooks are trying to rent those homes, and get away with thousands of dollars in security deposits.

BMW Motorcycle Owners to Converge in Yosemite & California's Gold Country for Unparalleled Riding & Events at 40th Annual 49er Rally, May 24-28, 2012 in Mariposa CA This Memorial Day weekend BMW riders from all over the west, converge in Mariposa CA for the BMW Motorcycle Club of Northern California's 40th anniversary celebration of the 49er Rally, ... (more)

Which means I cannot pass a window without stopping to look out. But this has become a problem.

A retired Atwater Cal Fire captain is accused of possessing child pornography after an investigation by Mariposa County sheriff's deputies.