OAKHURST — A single-vehicle crash on Highway 41 north of Oakhurst tonight ended with the driver being arrested for felony DUI and child endangerment. Gregory Carroll, 56, was taken into custody after he rolled his Toyota Corolla near Whispering Pines Drive. Witness Jeff Taylor and his wife are visiting from Ohio and were headed into Oakhurst from Yosemite National Park. ...

YOSEMITE — Don Neubacher, who has been in charge of one of America’s most iconic national parks for over six years, has announced that he will resign, effective Nov. 1, amid allegations of a hostile workplace and harassment. Neubacher, 63, is under investigation by a congressional oversight committee, and released this statement to staff on Wednesday: Dear Yosemite Colleagues: Today, ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY — The Marshes Fire, which has burned 1,000 acres in Tuolumne County and is 38 percent contained, has been determined to have started when a vehicle parked on dry grass. Though fall is here and the tendency may be to let down one’s guard concerning wildfire, the danger is still very real. The Marshes Fire is being fought ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris is advising Californians to secure passwords connected to online accounts in light of the Yahoo breach announced last week. The company confirmed an incident that may have exposed the personal information of at least six million California users. The information compromised in this breach included passwords, names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, Sept. 19 to Sunday, Sept 25, 2016: Bass Lake boating under the influence On Monday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. the solo operator of a personal watercraft was observed jumping wakes while following a pontoon boat and making circular, “doughnut” maneuvers on ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY — The Marshes Fire, reported on Sept. 26 at 12:20 p.m., has now grown to 1,000 acres with 30 percent containment. The fire is burning off Highway 49 and Marshes Flat Road north of Don Pedro Reservoir. Though the fire poses an immediate threat to structures in the area, there are no evacuations in place at this time. ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY — Firefighters are currently battling a 400-acre fire in Tuolumne County off Highway 49 at Marshes Flat Road north of Don Pedro Reservoir near the town of Moccasin. The Marshes Fire was reported at 12:15 p.m., is said to be spreading to the south and west, and has prompted mandatory evacuations for the Moccasin Estates subdivision. Evacuation advisories ...

MADERA COUNTY — One of the injured passengers from yesterday’s bus crash on Highway 41 has died, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim was a young teenager, and one of 12 people injured yesterday afternoon when a tour bus filled with students and chaperones from China veered off the road and hit a large tree near Sugar Pine ...

FISH CAMP — CHP is on scene of an accident involving a bus on Highway 41 just north of the 4,000 foot level between Lewis Creek and Sugar Pine (Road 630) north of Oakhurst. At 5:40 p.m. reports came in that a 25-passenger charter bus had hit a tree and then the embankment, with several occupants of the bus in ...

FISH CAMP — Heading from Oakhurst to Yosemite next week? Be prepared for delays, weather permitting. The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today that beginning on Monday, Sept. 26, one-way traffic control will be in effect on State Route 41 in Mariposa County for five days as part of a tree removal project taking place in Madera and Mariposa counties. ...