Elizabeth Gale of San Diego County attempted to vote for her deceased mother Madera, CA – The Madera County Registrar of Voters announced that last month, Elizabeth Gale, a resident of San Diego, pleaded guilty to committing voter fraud in the 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Election. “Ms. Gale made the unfortunate mistake of believing that though her mother had recently ...

Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce offers the community an opportunity to meet candidates for district 5 supervisor, assessor, sheriff/coroner and superior court judge on Monday, May 2. The event takes place at the Oakhurst Community Center, 39800 Road 425b, Oakhurst. Doors open at 5:30 pm, and presentations begin at 6:00 pm. Rotary International District Governor Tim Madden will be the ...

MADERA – Deputy District Attorney Katherine Rigby formally filed her paperwork to run for Madera County Superior Court Judge in the June 7 primary.  Rigby was honored to have 8 of the Madera County Superior Court Judges present with her showing their support when she filed. Rigby is a fourth generation Maderan and grew up here since birth.  After attending ...

We will continue to update conditions throughout the storm – stay safe!   Hazard 3:02 PM Alert | PGE pole leaning near Deep Forest Drive and Acorn Way in Yosemite Lakes Park. Google Map Motor Vehicle Accident 1:45 PM Alert | Motor vehicle accident Hwy 41 and Road 630.  Single vehicle involved and blocking both lanes.  Unknown injuries at this ...

Tuesday afternoon we received confirmation that Kenneth Allen Jackson’s release has been pushed back to January 15 of 2022. This happened because of the quick response of the YLP community to our request for signatures and victim services requests. Although no reason has been given for this change it seems likely that the support of Senator Anna Caballero who assisted ...

OAKHURST –  Robert Long was arrested on Friday May 21st by the Madera County Sheriff’s Office for felony assault with the infliction of great bodily injury, a hate crime; felony criminal threats, a hate crime; felony evading arrest; and two counts of resisting arrest. Related Story: DA Moreno’s Letter To The Community These charges stem from conduct that occurred April 30th ...

Join The Madera County DA, Sally Moreno For Coffee And Conversation at the Cool Bean Café NORTH FORK – Tomorrow, May 19th from 9 am to 11 am, Madera County DA Sally Moreno will be hosting coffee and conversation with your DA. DA Sally Moreno will be at the Cool Bean Café in Oakhurst to answer questions from the community. ...

District Attorney Sally Moreno’s Letter to the Madera County Mountain Residents Addresses the Recent Release of Robert Long, Accused of Stabbing in Oakhurst  Recently, I have been receiving questions regarding why Robert Long, the suspect in a stabbing that occurred in Oakhurst a week or so ago is out of custody.  To explain, I need to tell you a little ...

MARIPOSA – A former S.C.O.P.E. (Sheriff’s Community Organized Policing Effort) member Ronald Glenn was arrested Friday January 15th on felony charges of Embezzlement & Grand Theft. Mr. Glenn had been a long time SCOPE member and was the Treasurer for the volunteer organization for the last 9 years. In early 2020 the SCOPE organization went through a structure change and ...

MADERA – On September 23, 2020, the Madera County Superior Court released a public notice pursuant to Government Code Section 68106 and the California Rules of Court, Rule 10.620, outlining plans to permanently reduce Clerk’s Office hours. See original story here: Public Notice of Reduction of Clerk’s Office Hours The sixty (60) day notice and public comment period concluded at ...