NORTH FORK – A single vehicle crash resulted in major injuries today when a car went off the roadway just north of Putney Place on Road 274. Cara Duke, 24, of North Fork was southbound on Road 274 at about 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. in a 2012 Mazda 3, when she reportedly lost control of her car, crossed ...

MADERA COUNTY – All the fires affecting the mountain area this summer have been a stark reminder of just how important it is to register to receive emergency alerts from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office when disaster strikes. The Sheriff’s Office will be hosting events in Oakhurst in the next few weeks to provide residents the opportunity to register for ...

OAKHURST – One man is dead and another remains hospitalized following a fight last night in the backyard of a home located on Canoga Drive in Oakhurst. The Sheriff’s Office received a call shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, advising that two males were in the backyard, and neither one was moving. Steven George Rhoan, 50, of Oakhurst, ...

NORTH FORK – Fire crews were called out and quickly extinguished a fire in North Fork which began today at approximately 10:30 a.m., burning in vegetation near a private residence. No structures were damaged in the one-quarter to half-acre fire, and no injuries were reported. The fire was burning in grass and brush between Goodwin Lumber and the North Fork ...

MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the public in locating Madera County’s most wanted. 29-year old Edgar Gaeta, of Madera, featured on Madera County Sheriff’s Fugitive Friday, is wanted on a $50,000 warrant for Domestic Violence and Resisting Arrest.

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson offered his thanks today for the tremendous support received during the recent Search & Rescue (SAR) mission in the Sierra National Forest. The joint operation, launched shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, was carried out by personnel from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, Yosemite National Park and the California Highway Patrol. Five Madera ...

MADERA COUNTY – A 53-year old woman is incarcerated today, accused of trying to pass a counterfeit check in a Coarsegold establishment at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. According to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, Lanan Kaye Gallo-Harper, also known as Lanan Spencer, gave the check to a cashier who accepted it and suspected the check was a fake. ...

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – The search for Nick Goldman came to a successful end late last night, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Search & Rescue crews found him near the Quartz Mountain Trailhead. He is in stable condition. Due to pitch black darkness, volunteers stayed the night with Goldman and extracted him from the location at first light this morning. ...

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – A search is underway at this time for a 76-year old North Fork man, Jack Goldman, who the Sheriff’s Office says is also known to family and friends as Nick Goldman. Mr. Goldman failed to return on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from a cross-country hike to Chiquito Lake in the Sierra National Forest. According to the Madera ...

MADERA COUNTY – The Sheriff’s Office has issued two fraud alerts in an effort to keep residents safe from scams related to land-lines, cell phones and computers. The first is an alert about a new scam using the name of the Publishers Clearinghouse. Predators are now said to be calling potential victims with instructions to send cash by way of ...