BASS LAKE — Another area homeowner was shocked and saddened recently when he walked up to the detached garage at his Bass Lake cabin to find the lock cut, now dropped on the ground, garage still latched closed. He knew this was trouble, and when Chad Gregerson opened the garage door, what he didn’t see confirmed the bad news: his ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Jan. 17 to Jan. 24, 2016: Raymond Lost Keys On Sunday, Jan. 17 at 6:49 a.m., a deputy conducted a transport from Raymond with a male subject who advised his car was broken down and needed a ride to Ahwahnee. After transporting the ...

MADERA COUNTY – Construction is underway now on both sides of CA-41, north of Highway 145 near the 22 Mile House, as a project eight years in the making finally gets its start. Caltrans spokesperson Gloria Rodriguez confirmed that construction has commenced to add passing lanes in both directions along 1.7 miles of State Route 41 just north of Highway ...

COARSEGOLD — Two men are behind bars after being charged with carjacking and kidnapping, among a list of other crimes. At about 6:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon, a man was allegedly carjacked and kidnapped from a residence on Blackfoot Road in Coarsegold, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. The victim told investigators he knew the two suspects and voluntarily ...

NORTH FORK — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a suspect sought in connection with a gunfire incident and assault at the Buckhorn Saloon last night has turned himself in. Deputies were searching for Ray Coleman, 22, of North Fork, after he and two other young men reportedly assaulted several people at the Buckhorn last night, and then ...

NORTH FORK — Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting incident and assault last night at the Buckhorn Saloon in North Fork. According to witnesses, three young men, one age 16, one 19, and one in his mid-twenties, began fighting with customers on the porch of the Buckhorn last night some time after 10 p.m. ...

CLOVIS — Anyone interested in the management of off-highway vehicles on federal lands is encouraged to attend an open house hosted by the Sierra National Forest on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Sierra National Forest Headquarters at 1600 Tollhouse Road in Clovis between 6:30 and 8 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the public to review and comment ...

FRESNO — Humberto Ceballos-Rangel (Ceballos), 37, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement in a large marijuana cultivation operation found by law enforcement last summer in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Ceballos pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture, to distribute, and to possess with the ...

MADERA COUNTY — Caltrans and CHP are still on the scene of a rockslide on Highway 41 between Highway 41 and Road 200, working to get the roadway reopened. The road was closed yesterday just before noon after several huge boulders crashed down into the northbound lane, causing one accident and forcing a detour. The tentative time for reopening will ...

NORTH FORK — For nearly three decades, the brutal murders of Velma Avdeeff and Stella Rea have remained unsolved – but not forgotten. Each year as the holidays come and go, the family wishes for only one thing – the answer to the question of who murdered these two women and why. The crime took place on New Year’s Day ...