MADERA COUNTY — When you buy a piece of property and plan to build a home, you may want to first put up a shop or storage building. Until now, that has been illegal in Madera County. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to amend Ordinance 18.04.015 to allow for the construction of one accessory structure on a ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Firefighters worked throughout the night to slow the progress of the Detwiler Fire, now estimated at 45,724 acres with just 7 percent containment. More than 10,000 people are currently without power, and thousands have been evacuated. Firefighters are focusing their efforts on protecting the town of Mariposa. The fire has jumped the Merced River near the Bagby ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Detwiler Fire made a major run today, forcing residents from their homes and prompting the evacuation of the town of Mariposa. It also challenged fire officials as aircraft were called away to other fires in the region, and there never seemed to be enough resources to get the job done, despite their best efforts. The fire ...

MARIPOSA — With fire officials struggling for enough resources to adequately fight the Detwiler Fire now threatening Mariposa, one may wonder why there aren’t more VLATs (Very Large Air Tankers) available to knock this thing down. On July 17, CBSNews posted the following story about a massive firefighting aircraft  — a converted Boeing 747 jet, nicknamed the SuperTanker — and ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The community meeting scheduled for tonight on the Detwiler Fire has been postponed. We will update when a new time has been set. Here are the latest updates on Evacuation Orders. These are in addition to those already issued: Buckeye Road to Ben Bur Road, and Ben Hur Road to Highway 49S Old Highway from Yaqui Gulch to ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The fire that started in a fairly remote area near Lake McClure has now forced the evacuation of thousands of residents in its relentless march to the south and east. More evacuations have just been ordered on Old Highway near Yaqui Gulch. Just after noon today, the town of Mariposa was evacuated, after the Detwiler Fire grew ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Detwiler Fire is now estimated at 19,500 acres with 5 percent containment. At about 12:30 p.m., the town of Mariposa was evacuated, and the Red Cross shelter is being moved to Caesar Chavez Junior High, 161 S. Plainsburg Road in Planada. There is also a shelter in Oakhurst at the EV Free Church at the end of ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — As the Detwiler Fire continues its march south and east, residents of Mariposa have been told to evacuate. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office says the evacuation order is from Highway 140 from E. Whitlock to Highway 49 on both sides of the road. This includes the town of Mariposa.

MARIPOSA COUNTY — As firefighters continue to battle the fast-moving Detwiler Fire burning west of Mariposa, they faced another day of high temperatures, gusting winds and limited resources. After a major move to the south this morning, the fire crossed Old Toll Road at about 10 a.m., and was pushing hard south towards Catheys Valley. By 11:10 a.m, it had ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY —  There will be a community meeting on the Detwiler Fire at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, at the Mariposa County High School Auditorium, 5074 Old Highway N in Mariposa. The meeting will be hosted by Cal Fire Incident Management Team 4, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, and additional cooperating agencies on the Detwiler Fire. Representatives from ...