MADERA COUNTY — First responders are on scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 41 just south of the 22 Mile House. At 9:45 a.m., reports came in of an accident involving up to four vehicles, with one rolled over on its side, and blockage in both lanes. A caller reported someone with a head injury and one with a ...

COARSEGOLD — A Coarsegold man is behind bars after being arrested during the serving of a search warrant in the Indian Lakes area this morning. At about 8 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a residence in the 32000 block of Big Sandy looking for evidence in a burglary at an unrelated residence in Coarsegold. Daniel Holt, ...

MADERA COUNTY – The man accused of the stabbing death of a young woman in Oakhurst on Nov. 15 was arraigned today in Bass Lake Superior Court and pleaded not guilty on all charges. George Taylor-Windsor, 26, faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted on the charges of first degree murder and attempted murder. Taylor-Windsor is charged in ...

CENTRAL SIERRA — Bird lovers, photographers and anyone interested in the enjoying the variety of bird species in the Central Sierra are invited to join the National Audubon Society’s 117th Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The CBC is an annual international bird census that began on Christmas Day in 1900, and now takes place in more than 1,500 locations throughout the ...

Beloved husband, father, and friend Nash Joseph Mayer went home to His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 1, 2016 after a tree-felling accident in Mariposa County. He was 40 years old. Nash was born on Jan. 30, 1976, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Jerry and Nancy Mayer. When He was two years old his parents divorced, and Nancy ...

COARSEGOLD — A two-vehicle crash blocked the southbound lane of Highway 41 this morning just before sunrise. At 5:49 a.m., reports came in of a head-on collision just north of Road 417. The caller also advised that one vehicle was smoking. The first fire engine on scene reported a Ford F350 utility van fully engulfed in flames. According to CHP ...

CLOVIS — The Sierra National Forest will host an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at the Sierra National Forest Supervisors Office located at 1600 Tollhouse Road in Clovis from 6 to 8 p.m., to provide the public an opportunity to review and comment on the Forest’s preliminary OHV (Off Highway Vehicle) 2016/2017 grant cycle application. Public feedback from ...

NORTH FORK — An Oakhurst woman escaped serious injury after her vehicle crashed off the roadway this morning near North Fork. At about 11 a.m., the 45-year-old driver was eastbound on Road 223, entering the sharp curve just past Thornberry (Road 420) in a Jeep Grand Cherokee. She told CHP that another driver had encroached into her lane, and she ...

NORTH FORK — For the first time that Scoutmaster Dave Smith can remember, the North Fork Scout Christmas tree lot is sold out before the second weekend. “We sold the last two trees around 4:30 this afternoon,” says Dave. “We have run out of trees before but that was due to snow keeping us from getting our planned number.” Customers ...

MADERA COUNTY — Twenty-eight County employees were honored on Tuesday for their more than 20 years of service to the citizens of Madera County. Tuesday’s presentation marked the 25th annual presentation of Service Credit Awards. Each year’s awards are given to employees who achieve five-year milestones of twenty years or more of County service, and the Board of Supervisors gives ...