MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, Nov. 14 to Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016: Coarsegold arrest on firearms charges Om Monday, Nov. 14, at 12:03 a.m., a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area of Road 415 and Road 416 for a vehicle that was driving to the ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for the Sierra Nevada above 7,000 feet from Yosemite to Kings Canyon National Park. This is expected to last from Saturday night to Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Six to twelve inches of snowfall are expected in the advisory area. Gusty winds up to 45 miles per hour ...

FRESNO — With winter weather on the way, one reality of driving in California’s Central Valley returns to challenge motorists — fog. The California Highway Patrol encourages motorists to prepare for fog and winter driving conditions. The fog season in the Central Valley typically begins during the month of November and continues through February. “Many collisions result from driving too ...

MADERA COUNTY — The suspect in the stabbing of a woman in Oakhurst on Tuesday was arraigned yesterday in Madera County Superior court, and pleaded not guilty on charges of first degree murder and attempted murder with premeditation and special circumstances of using a deadly weapon. George Taylor-Windsor, 26, who moved to California recently from Wyoming, faces 30 years to ...

CENTRAL SIERRA — I see a reckless driver. Maybe he is driving under the influence. Do I call 911, or do I call the local CHP office? Call 911, says Oakhurst Area CHP Officer Kaci Lutz . People may worry they’re doing the wrong thing calling 911 because they’re not sure if seeing a drunk or reckless driver is an ...

COARSEGOLD — Just before 9 p.m. tonight firefighters were called out to reports of a structure fire in the 43000 block of Ellen Mine Road, just north of Road 415. The first engine at scene at 9:08 p.m. reported the structure was 80 percent involved. Three additional water tenders were requested. As of approximately 9:50 p.m. the structure was a ...

NORTH FORK — A rollover accident on Road 200 blocked the eastbound lane about two miles west of the Bass Fork Minit Market on Walker Grade, slowing the evening commute for about an hour. At 6:15 p.m. this evening, a 17-year-old male from Madera was westbound on Road 200 in a 2005 Chevy SUV at what CHP describes as “a ...

OAKHURST — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the female victim of last night’s homicide died of multiple stab wounds to the head and torso. The victim’s name has not yet been released pending notification of relatives. The woman was found deceased in a pickup that crashed on Highway 41 near River Falls Road north of Oakhurst just ...

OAKHURST — One man is in custody and another in the hospital following a suspicious crash north of Oakhurst last night in which a woman was found dead. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office received a call of a suspicious male loudly knocking on a door and yelling for help just off River Falls Road. At about ...

OAKHURST — What was first reported as a traffic accident last night on Highway 41 has turned into an investigation into the death of one occupant of a pickup that crashed just north of Oakhurst. Just before 11 p.m. last night, calls came in to 911 of a vehicle accident near River Falls Road on Highway 41. When CHP and ...