NORTH FORK — Two suspects are behind bars this evening after being arrested on charges of residential burglary and receiving/being in possession of stolen property. On Jan. 7, at about 4:30 a.m., the Madera County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of someone stealing property from a garage on Manzanita Drive in the Bass Lake Heights area. The resident reported ...

MADERA – The Madera County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to appoint District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler to serve as the 2018 Chairman of the Board. District 1 Supervisor Brett Frazier will serve as pro tem. The first board meeting of the year is typically a reorganization meeting, with annual formalities on the agenda. Tuesday’s meeting was no different, ...

MADERA COUNTY– Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, Jan. 1 to Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. Oakhurst report of plasma in parking lot On Monday, Jan. 1 at 8:33 a.m. a deputy was dispatched to the 40000 block of Hwy 41 regarding plasma in a parking lot. Report written and case closed. ...

COARSEGOLD — A Coarsegold woman was transported to a Valley hospital after a single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 41 this morning. Just after 9:30 a.m., reports came in to the CHP that a vehicle had left the roadway and overturned near the Broken Bit just north of Coarsegold. An 82-year-old woman was northbound in a Chevy SUV, at a stated ...

COARSEGOLD — Firefighters battled a structure fire in the pouring rain this evening on Comstock Drive in Coarsegold. Just after 8 p.m., reports came in of a trailer on fire at the very end of the cul-de-sac. The first engine on scene reported a 500 square foot trailer about 50 percent involved, with no other structures immediately threatened. By 9 ...

AHWAHNEE — An Ahwanee man was arrested, and both he and his passenger sustained major injuries, after crashing into a tree on Road 600 early Sunday morning, according to CHP. On Jan. 7, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Joseph Noriega, 26, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet pick-up truck westbound on Road 600 west of State Route 49. Mr. Noriega lost control ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — The National Weather Service is reporting that heavy rain and gusty winds will develop over much of central and southern California by Monday, Jan. 7, which may result in debris flows and mudslides due to the recent wildfires. Winter Storm Warning  In Yosemite, a Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 to ...

YOSEMITE — Officials in Yosemite National Park are searching for a man reported missing in the park. Maximillian “Max” L. Schweitzer’s rental car was found at the Camp 4 parking lot on Friday, Jan. 5, after it was reported overdue by the rental agency. Max is a 41-year-old white male with brown hair and blue eyes, 5 ft. 8 in. ...

MADERA — On Tuesday, Jan 9, the Madera County Board of Supervisors will be hosting their first Board meeting of 2018, and swearing in District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler as Chair of the Board for the new year. Everyone is invited to participate in celebrating the 125th anniversary of Madera County starting at 10 a.m., with cake and refreshments provided ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office has released their annual crime statistics for 2017. The numbers show an increase in almost all areas, including a 38 percent rise in the number of burglaries (see chart below). “We have felt the increase during the past year and this has been somewhat expected,” says Sheriff Doug Binnewies. “However, post-reform crime ...