MADERA COUNTY – A driver drifting across the double yellow lines on Highway 41 caused a chain reaction that resulted in damage to three vehicles in front of the Blackhawk Lodge on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 11:34 a.m. David Wu, of Clovis, and his wife were traveling north on Highway 41, just north of the Road 200 turnoff, in a ...

MADERA COUNTY – An armed man wearing a Santa hat robbed two convenience stores Saturday night, Dec. 15, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. The armed robber first held up a store in the city, then moved on to rob a second outside of town. One of those stores captured the crook on video. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office ...

YOSEMITE – The Badger Pass Nordic Center is open for the season as of Saturday, Dec. 15. The Glacier Point Road to Badger Pass has just opened, so now is the time to get out and do some cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. Badger Pass is enjoying 5″ of fresh, cold powder that fell overnight Friday, and they groomed the road ...

Keith Sauer was our very first blogger at SierraNewsOnline. His photos are beautiful, and his posts are always delightful to read. Keith has been hiking in the Yosemite area for half a century, and photographing the wildlife in the Sierra and around his home for decades.

SACRAMENTO – California Highway Patrol (CHP) Commissioner Joe Farrow has an important message for citizens of the Golden State who plan to be on the road this holiday season.

When your car breaks down in your driveway, or the parking lot at work, you can call a tow truck. Or, you can call Lee Hulbert, mobile mechanic, and he will come to you. Lee’s At Your Service Mobile Mechanic has been serving the mountain area for 15 years. Many residents may not realize that there is another option to ...

OAKHURST – A truck driver turning into the parking lot at the Grocery Discount Center had his morning disrupted when a pickup ran into the side of his trailer. The truck driver, Richard Lamberson of Upland, Ca., said he was headed east on Road 426, making a left turn into the parking lot at the Fresno Flats Center at Road ...

OAKHURST – An early morning search of a home in the Royal Oaks area of Oakhurst has landed 36-year old Danny Allen Hamilton in jail, according to Erica Stuart, Public Information Officer for the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. Stuart says Hamilton was wanted by Madera County Probation, and is being held without bail after a search at his residence resulted ...

YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park is participating in the 113th annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) to be held on Sunday, Dec. 16. This is the 81st year that Yosemite is participating in the CBC and the park has contributed over 90,000 observations to this important and fun conservation event. The park joins this event with tens of thousands of volunteers ...

BASS LAKE – The laughs are on the house when the Bass Lake Event Center hosts a free comedy show on Friday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. Bass Lake Laughs will feature six artists performing stand-up in the Lakeview Room at the Pines Village. Comedy buffs may recognize some of the performers as they’ve made appearances at clubs throughout the ...