MARIPOSA — A 24-year-old man has been arrested by Mariposa County Sheriff’s deputies and is facing eight felony counts of child molestation. On Thursday, Apr. 21, at 1 p.m., Michael L. Appling, of Monterey, Calif., was taken into custody for alleged crimes that are believed to have taken place in Mariposa County. Appling was processed into the Mariposa County Adult ...

NORTH FORK — A single-vehicle rollover near the bridge at Fine Gold Creek reduced traffic to one lane for over 90 minutes this morning. Just before 8 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 21, two brothers, both from North Fork, were on their way down to the Valley, westbound on Road 200 in a 2011 Nissan Versa at a stated speed of ...

YOSEMITE — Well, we were all excited about the opening of Glacier Point Road in Yosemite this past Tuesday, but word out of the park is that it will be closed down temporarily until the effects of the predicted storm system over the next few days. Due to the forecasted incoming weather which includes snow to around 7,000 feet and ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Sunday, Apr. 10 to Saturday, Apr. 16, 2016. Coarsegold found property On Sunday, Apr. 10 at 9:08 a.m. a deputy was dispatched to a report of found property in the 35000 block of CA-41. A bag containing various hand tools was located by ...

BASS LAKE — A two vehicle accident this afternoon near the Bass Lake Courthouse reduced Road 274 to one lane traffic for over an hour and ended in a DUI arrest. At 4:46 p.m., Mary Dalane, 40, of Chula Vista, California, was southbound on Road 274 at a stated speed of 45 to 50 miles per hour in a 2016 ...

YOSEMITE — The Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park will open for the season to automobile traffic on, Tuesday, Apr. 19, at 9 a.m. The Glacier Point Store will not be open yet, but sources say it should open in early May. Vault toilets will be available for visitors before then. Bridalveil Creek Campground is closed, and will open ...

MADERA COUNTY – If you’ve been contacted and threatened with losing your property in a tax auction, the County wants to hear from you. Madera County Treasurer/Tax Collector Tracy Kennedy is warning residents about a scam being perpetrated on people by threatening homeowners with having their homes sold at auction. “It has come to our attention that individuals are contacting ...

Written by DJ Becker — MADERA COUNTY — A Madera man was lauded as a hero by The California Highway Patrol for his lifesaving efforts after pulling a woman and her two young children to safety when their SUV overturned and caught fire the afternoon of Oct. 7, 2015, in a solo vehicle crash on State Route 99. Kirk Cardoso, ...

MADERA COUNTY – Madera County will honor the Peace Officers who have died in the line of duty in 2015 at the 9th annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday, May 10, at noon. Sheriff Jay Varney will host the event, which will include the California Highway Patrol and other regional law enforcement agencies, and include the laying of a ...

SACRAMENTO – Cal Fire along with California ReLeaf, has announced that community groups across the state will receive $385,000 in funding for tree planting projects through the California ReLeaf 2016 Social Equity Tree Planting Program. Individual grants range from $18,500 to $70,000 and were funded by a grant awarded by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) ...