MARIPOSA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Exactly 43 miles from the valley floor of Yosemite National Park, in the town of Mariposa, lies a new museum that has more or less been a lifetime in the making. It's the ...

Reporting from Mariposa, Calif. — Mariposa is the Spanish word for “butterfly,” and the town’s butterfly theme is ubiquitous: Colorful butterflies can be found on street murals and sidewalks, in store ...

This Wild West gateway to Yosemite National Park, may be tiny, but Mariposa is mighty in its charms, which range from bright bistros and a cozy wine bar to what may well be the best little museum west ...

MARIPOSA (CBS13) — Authorities nabbed three men accused of stealing an estimated $2 million in precious gems and gold from a Central Valley museum in September. The robbers were dressed in black and ...

MARIPOSA (CBS13) — Investigators are looking for thieves who made off with an estimated $2 million in precious gems and gold from a Central Valley museum during a brazen daytime robbery. The ...

FRESNO -- Four men suspected in the heist of more than $1 million in gold and gems from the California State Mining and Minerals Museum in Mariposa have been arrested, investigators said, adding that ...

The museum closed in September after thieves made threats to employees and stole a number of artifacts - worth at least two million dollars. No cameras are allowed in the museum: "a simple thing that ...

Yosemite may be the big tourist draw, but tiny Mariposa — the Gold Rush town on the western edge of the national park — offers an abundance of amusements, from gold panning to wine tasting and ...

Yosemite may be the big tourist draw, but tiny Mariposa — the Gold Rush town on the western edge of the national park — offers an abundance of amusements, from gold panning to wine tasting and ...