An 18 year old Fresno man was injured in a jet ski accident on Bass Lake Sunday afternoon, Aug. 26, at about 5 p.m. and had to be air-lifted to Community Medical Center. Witnesses report that the teen was on a jet ski with 2 other people, doing donuts at a high rate of speed, when he was thrown off ...

Support your local firefighters! Don’t miss the 40th Annual Deep Pit BBQ and Raffle this Saturday, Sept. 1, from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. All you can eat beef, salad, beans, bread, cake, and coffee. Water, soda. wine and beer are extra. This event takes place at the Cedar Valley Fire Department, 44907 Lakeside Drive, just north of Oakhurst. Adults are ...

Jacob Adams Missing Since Wednesday, August 15 Yosemite – The body of Jacob Adams, a six year old boy who was swept into the Merced River on Wednesday, Aug. 15, was recovered today. Yosemite Park Rangers located his body approximately 50 yards downstream from the Vernal Fall Footbridge. Jacob was wading in the Merced River with his ten year old ...

A vandal may be loose in Oakhurst, and is targeting store windows. Two businesses were vandalized Saturday, Aug. 18, by having their large front windows broken. The first incident was reported around 10 p.m. Saturday, after a passerby noticed a broken window at the Purple Cow, the shop at 39935 Highway 41 that sells handcrafted decorative items. The passerby reported ...

YOSEMITE — You are invited to an apple picking party in Yosemite this Wednesday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. til 4 p.m. This is an annual event that was started as part of efforts to help reduce bear-human contact in the park, and to “Help Keep Yosemite’s Bears Wild.” “The historic, ripe apples attract bears to developed areas and alter ...

A fire which burned approximately 6.5 acres near Camp Sugar Pine has been 100% contained and crews are in the process of mopping up. The fire was burning on private property in deep duff, causing very dense smoke in the area. Structures in the Sugar Pine community were threatened, but no evacuations or road closures were implemented and no one ...

Deep underground in Poland lies something remarkable but little known outside Eastern Europe .For centuries, miners have extracted salt there, but left behind things quite startling and unique. Take a look at the most unusual salt mine in the world.

“Friday at Fresno Flats” is featuring local horseman, veterinarian, poet and artist Dr. Madison Seamans for their monthly event this Friday August 10, 2012 Dr. Madison Seamans, DVM MS lives with his lovely wife, Sunny Rae, in the foothills outside of Coarsegold, California. Their family unit also includes six horses, an undisclosed number of barn cats, a few coyotes, deer, ...

Jack Gyer, long-time Oakhurst resident and founder of the Sierra Star, passed away this morning at the age of 98. Jack was instrumental in starting many organizations in the community, including the Sierra Lion’s Club, the Historical Society, the Positive Living Center, the Vision Academy, and with his wife Jane, he helped organize many of the art groups in the ...

The 42nd Annual Indian Fair Days and Pow Wow is this weekend in North Fork. Always held the first weekend in August, this two day event features Native American dance competition, food vendors, hand crafted Native American arts, and demonstrations of traditional dances and games. Indian Fair Days is hosted by the Sierra Mono Indian Museum of North Fork, a ...