CEDAR VALLEY – A fire that started some time around 4 a.m. on Saturday morning was stopped at less than one-quarter acre thanks to quick response from firefighters and a lot of defensible space by the property owner. Firefighters were dispatched to a home on Lazy Oak Drive, when the homeowner looked out his window and saw flames behind his ...
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Area Blanketed With Smoke From Lakes Fire
COARSEGOLD – As the skies along Road 415 from Coarsegold became hazy, and the smell of smoke permeated the air, residents once again wondered “where’s the fire?” At 1:31 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, the first of dozens of calls began coming in about a fire on Road 400 just south of Road 415.
Read More »Visitor Swept Over Nevada Fall In Yosemite
YOSEMITE – At approximately 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, a visitor was witnessed being swept over the precipice of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park. Aleh Kalman, 19 year old male, from Sacramento, CA, came to the park with a church group and was hiking the Mist Trail when the accident occurred.
Read More »Major Accident At The Mountain House
OAKHURST – Traffic was snarled for over an hour today at the Bass Lake turnoff north of Oakhurst when two vehicles collided in front of the Mountain House. At 2:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, Forrest Reyes, 27, of Oakhurst, was southbound on Highway 41 in a 2004 Honda Civic when he made a turn into the Mountain House parking ...
Read More »Man Trapped in Car After Crash
NORTH FORK – A driver who swerved off the road near Thornberry last night may have spent hours unconscious in his car. Joe Clarke, 65, of Bass Lake, called friends at about 8 p.m. on Friday, May 31, telling them that he was on his way to Coarsegold to pick them up. When he didn’t arrive, they began to worry.
Read More »Both Lanes Now Open On YLP Bridge
YOSEMITE LAKES PARK – On Wednesday, May 29, at 11:30 a.m., the residents of Yosemite Lakes Park had reason to celebrate. The bridge near the east entrance to Yosemite Springs Parkway was open for business. For nearly a year, the bridge has been one lane only, with a stop light requiring motorists to wait up to 3 minutes to cross, ...
Read More »Two Vehicle Crash On Road 426
OAKHURST – A two vehicle accident on Road 426 at Highview Drive blocked the roadway and sent one woman to the hospital this afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, May 31, James Yuill, 66, of Oakhurst, known as “Papa Smurf” to his friends, was headed into town to do some shopping.
Read More »Sheriff Investigates Assault On Mariposa High School Campus
MARIPOSA – The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office has initiated a criminal investigation into allegations that a 16-year-old male student at Mariposa County High School sexually assaulted a 17-year-old female student on campus. The alleged assault reportedly occurred on May 21, just after a music concert.
Read More »Single Vehicle Crash Near Sugar Pine
SUGAR PINE – A single-vehicle accident on Highway 41 near Sugar Pine slowed the evening exodus from Yosemite for a while this afternoon when traffic control was put in place. Just before 5 p.m. a southbound Toyota 4-Runner, driven by Mao Lee, 42, of Merced, drove off the embankment just south of Road 630, and 25 feet down into the ...
Read More »What To Expect At Bass Lake On Saturday
BASS LAKE – The Bass Lake Classic Triathlon will return this year on Saturday, June 1, to the Pines Village. Here’s the pertinent info on how the day will go as far a schedules and traffic information. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m., and athletes should begin arriving around 6 a.m. The race should end by 1 p.m., with ...
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