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Yosemite National Park Dome Fire Friday Morning Update: 4,258 Acres with 17% Containment; Glacier Point Road is Closed, Yosemite National Park is Open and Ope…

Percent of Perimeter Contained: 17%: Fuels Involved: Standing closed canopy timber is producing active fire behavior an ...
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Yosemite National Park Dome Fire Wednesday Morning Update: 3,795 Acres with 15% Containment; Yosemite National Park is Open and Operating Normally

September 23, 2026 - Yosemite National Park Dome Fire Wednesday Morning Update: 3,795 Acres with 15% Containment. Standing ...
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Governor Newsom Says, “People Deserve To Know Their Ballot Is Counted And Secure” as California Supreme Court Rules Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco Ille…

After the 2025 special election for Proposition 50, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco illegally seized hundreds of ...
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Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Thursday, September 24, 2026

The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New Business Office is located at 5284 Highway 49 North in Mariposa. The Business ...
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California U.S. Senator Adam Schiff Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators in Demanding the Trump Administration to Extend and Redesignate TPS for Ukrainians

U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has joined Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues ...
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Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund Endorse Bipartisan Bill To End Federal Funding For Experiments On Dogs And Cats; Would Also Give Some …

The bill builds on the longstanding work of Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund with Congress and federal ...
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Yosemite National Park Dome Fire Thursday Morning Update: 4,034 Acres with 15% Containment; Glacier Point Road is Closed, Yosemite National Park is Open and Operating Normally

September 24, 2026 - Yosemite National Park Dome Fire Thursday Morning Update: 4,034 Acres with 15% Containment. Glacier Point Road closed on Wednesday evening. This public safety closure is a result ...
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren Renews Push to Expand Youth Access to Ballot Box with Reintroduction of Youth Voting Rights Act

September 24, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has reintroduced the Youth Voting Rights Act of 2026, comprehensive legislation to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment ...
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Yosemite National Park Dome Fire Tuesday Morning Update: 3,420 Acres with 15% Containment; Yosemite National Park is Open and Operating Normally

The fire has a moderate rate of spread to the north and northeast. Firefighters have been utilizing natural barriers, and ...
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California and National Drought Summary for September 22, 2026, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California Drought Statistics: 70% of State Abnormally Dry, A 5% Increase Week-Over-Week

September 24, 2026 - The pattern of hot and dry in the south with heavy rainfall to the north of the high-pressure system continued over this past week. The highest precipitation amounts were from ...
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New KFF/AP Survey Probes Rural Voters’ Increasing Anxieties About the Rising Cost of Living, Including Health Costs, Heading into the Midterm Elections

Rural Voters are More Likely to Trust Republicans than Democrats to Tackle These Issues, But Economic Dissatisfaction May Dampen Turnout among Rural Republicans, and Trump’s Health Policies Are Viewed ...
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California Farm Bureau Says El Niño Increases Chances Of Winter Storms And Floods; Experts Caution That It Doesn’t Necessarily Mean A Boost In Snowpack

California’s water year will be shaped by the arrival of El Niño, a climate pattern that raises the likelihood of intense precipitation and flooding in the coming months.  Experts call the upcoming ...