A fast-moving wildfire forced residents of the historic Gold Rush town of Mariposa to flee Thursday evening. The French Fire started around 6:30 p.m. Thursday north of town. By the small hours of ...

While the French fire destroyed four homes, firefighters were able to save the unique gold rush town of Mariposa. Skyview30 video shows how close the flames came to Mariposa County High School.

The blistering, relentlessly hot start to California’s summer took another alarming turn Friday, as a wildfire threatened to burn the Sierra Nevada town of Mariposa, a historic Gold Rush ...

The historic Gold Rush town of Mariposa and an entry point for Yosemite National Park are threatened by the French Fire. A firefighter extinguishes hotspots along a hillside during the French ...

Mariposa, California is the original gold rush county, where gold mining started back in 1848. Currently in California, there are over 700 permitted and operating mines; 14 are gold mines.