YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – The first half of our day at the Rim Fire led us through areas that had already been burnt out or bypassed by the flames. Now we were headed into the more active fire area – Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite, and things were about to get interesting. The gates to the Park were closed and locked ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY – With the Rim Fire now 80% contained, and the demobilization of over 2,000 personnel, I decided it was time to take a trip up to the area to see what the nearly 256,000 acre blaze had done to the landscape. Enlisting my husband as my driver so I could take photos out the window along the way, ...

OAKHURST – An Arizona man is behind bars after sheriff’s deputies seized a stolen vehicle in Oakhurst. During a routine patrol check near Oakhurst Park shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Deputy Miguel Hernandez spotted a black colored Mazda with the trunk up and feet sticking out.

O’NEALS – A young lady from Raymond missed an appointment this afternoon when she was involved in a single car accident on Road 200 near the Circle J Ranch Road. Dezaray Corwin, from Raymond, was eastbound on Road 200 at about 12:35 p.m., on her way to a sales call in North Fork, when she says she looked down for ...

MADERA COUNTY – A Coarsegold couple was back in court yesterday for their preliminary hearing on charges of arson and conspiracy. Kenneth Jackson, 40, and Allison Waterman, 46, both of Yosemite Lakes Park, were arrested on June 25 in connection with a string of suspicious fires in the Coarsegold/YLP area.

MADERA COUNTY – A husband and wife are now in jail in connection with the death of a North Fork man. Sheriff John Anderson announced today that the body recovered in North Fork on Friday, Sept. 6, has been positively identified as 29-year-old Christopher Garrity, who reportedly went missing two weeks ago. Garrity’s brother and sister-in-law are now both behind ...

MADERA COUNTY – The sound of planes overhead and fire engine sirens on the roadways had residents wondering yesterday “what’s on fire now?” At 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, Madera County Fire Department, Cal Fire and Sierra National Forest engines responded to a fire near Redinger Lake.

NEW MEXICO – After a week of searching for hometown boy Token Adams, the Carson National Forest has released this tragic news: We are sad to announce that the body of Jemez Ranger District Engine Captain Token Adams has been located. Token was dispatched to locate a smoke reported on Friday, Aug. 30. Search efforts began late Friday afternoon and ...

MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office has reported that they received a call from a woman at 12:53 a.m. this morning, Sept. 6, from someone claiming that Sierra Tel president Harry Baker had been kidnapped. The called said that Baker was kidnapped in Modesto and brought to Madera County to withdraw funds as he was being held for ...

YOSEMITE – State Route 120 from Groveland into Yosemite National Park reopened to all vehicular traffic at noon on Friday, Sept. 6. Visitors will have full access to Yosemite Valley via SR-120. However, due to continued fire activity in the area, stopping along the roadway is strictly prohibited. The public is advised to use extreme caution as firefighting activities continue ...