MARIPOSA COUNTY – A fire burning near the end of Old Mill Road off E Westfall and Triangle Road is proving a challenge for firefighters. The fire was reported just after 10 a.m., and at that time a mobile home was fully involved. The flames have spread to the surrounding vegetation and there are reportedly propane tanks on the property ...

Submitted by Kristi Winter MADERA COUNTY – Hundreds of Valley residents enjoyed attended the first Madera County ArtsFest on Saturday, June 14, at the Madera County Office of Education. The Madera County Schools Foundation and Madera County Office of Education hosted this free family-friendly event promoting art in Madera County.

CALIFORNIA – With current drought conditions and everyone on high alert, attention to wildland firefighting has been heightened for many residents in the foothills and mountain area. We all see the engines, water tenders and crews rolling in to fight these fires, but perhaps the most spectacular sight from the vantage point most of us have, is the work of ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The Haigh Fire, which started on Tuesday, June 10, off Highway 49 north of Coulterville, has now been declared 100% contained. The fire was stopped at 130 acres, and crews continue to do patrol and mop up. No structures were damaged or destroyed during the incident, and only one minor injury was reported.

We asked readers to pay tribute to the dads in their lives, and in the days since, have received a treasure trove of photographs in return. The pictures poured in online, and we saw dads wading, swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, playing and sleeping. One after another came young dads, old dads, some with tattoos, many with beards, and a couple ...

NORTH FORK – Firefighters responded to a report of a vegetation fire just off Road 200 south of North Fork this afternoon. Just before 2:30 p.m. on Friday June 13, engines headed for what was dubbed the Bonnie Fire, making their way down a narrow dirt driveway just across from Maranatha Drive.

OAKHURST – Residents in the John West Road, Jean Road East/West area aren’t fooling around when it comes to fire safety this season. After a couple fires that many residents consider “suspicious” in their neighborhood over the past few weeks, they are banding together to create a phone tree to alert each other should the need arise. Tomorrow evening, Friday, ...

OAKHURST – Residents in the John West Road, Jean Road East/West area aren’t fooling around when it comes to fire safety this season. After a couple fires that many residents consider “suspicious” in their neighborhood over the past few weeks, they are banding together to create a phone tree to alert each other should the need arise.

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson has announced that a man wanted by the Sheriff’s Office in connection with an attempted murder is now behind bars. Adrian Joseph Reyes, 29, was captured shortly after 10 a.m. this morning in Richland, Wash. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office had been searching for the Ahwahnee man following what they describe as a violent ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Firefighters made good progress overnight on the Haigh Fire, burning north of Coulterville off Highway 49 and Haigh Road. Fire officials report 75% containment on the 130-acre blaze, which was reported on Tuesday, June 10, and minimal growth and fire activity since last evening. The smoky conditions experienced yesterday by residents in Eastern Mariposa and Madera Counties ...