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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...