SACRAMENTO – California motorists need to be aware of new rules governing the California driving public which go in effect on Jan. 1, 2013. These rules are the product of legislation passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2012.

CLOVIS – The Sierra National Forest received two 2012 Regional Forester’s Awards on Nov. 28, for its outstanding contributions to reduce the Forest Service’s environmental footprint in the Northern Region.

MADERA COUNTY – A driver drifting across the double yellow lines on Highway 41 caused a chain reaction that resulted in damage to three vehicles in front of the Blackhawk Lodge on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 11:34 a.m. David Wu, of Clovis, and his wife were traveling north on Highway 41, just north of the Road 200 turnoff, in a ...

MADERA COUNTY – An armed man wearing a Santa hat robbed two convenience stores Saturday night, Dec. 15, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. The armed robber first held up a store in the city, then moved on to rob a second outside of town. One of those stores captured the crook on video. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office ...

SACRAMENTO – California Highway Patrol (CHP) Commissioner Joe Farrow has an important message for citizens of the Golden State who plan to be on the road this holiday season.

As events were being reported today from Connecticut, and people began posting on social media, it became apparent that the tragic realities of this story will not be limited to those who want to watch the news. The news of this unfathomable event will be broadcast extensively on television and online for days and weeks to come, and will be ...

OAKHURST – A truck driver turning into the parking lot at the Grocery Discount Center had his morning disrupted when a pickup ran into the side of his trailer. The truck driver, Richard Lamberson of Upland, Ca., said he was headed east on Road 426, making a left turn into the parking lot at the Fresno Flats Center at Road ...

Oakhurst — Two mountain area residents are behind bars following a parole search in Oakhurst last night. William Shannon Reed, 43, and Morgan Jean Brannan, 20, both of Oakhurst, were taken into custody on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at a residence located on Road 422.

OAKHURST – An early morning search of a home in the Royal Oaks area of Oakhurst has landed 36-year old Danny Allen Hamilton in jail, according to Erica Stuart, Public Information Officer for the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. Stuart says Hamilton was wanted by Madera County Probation, and is being held without bail after a search at his residence resulted ...

MADERA – The Madera Superior Court has found defendant Jeronimo Ramirez Martinez mentally incompetent to stand trial, according to District Attorney Michael R. Keitz. Ramirez Martinez is charged with the murders of Fidel Hernandez, 20, and Delfino Hernandez, 41, on May 28, 2010.