MARIPOSA – Mariposa County Sheriff’s deputies used Netflix and IP addresses to apprehend a suspect in a recent home burglary case. On the afternoon of Mar. 4, a victim reported her home had been broken into via a second story balcony. Among the items taken was a 65 inch smart TV, a Wi-Fi Blu-ray, lap top computer, miscellaneous cables and ...

MARIPOSA – The small town of Mariposa is in mourning as another young woman succumbs to her injuries following a tragic head-on collision on Highway 41 on Saturday, Mar. 14. The CHP continues their investigation into the crash in which a 70-year-old Los Banos man crossed over the center line in a Toyota Tundra pickup and collided head-on with a ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – What initially appeared to be an accidentally self-inflected stab wound turned out to be self defense by a victim, says the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. On the afternoon of Mar. 11, sheriff’s deputies responded to a possible stabbing at a campground in the Merced River area. Upon arrival deputies contacted Bryan Absher of Modesto, Calif. Absher presented ...

MADERA COUNTY – Two separate single-vehicle accidents yesterday resulted in the arrest of both drivers after they were determined to be under the influence by officers at the scene. At about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 15, several people reported that a vehicle had gone off the roadway on Road 632 just west of Sugar Pine Drive. When first responders ...

MADERA COUNTY – A head-on collision on Highway 41 just south of Avenue 12 yesterday has claimed the life of a 13-year-old from Mariposa. Just after noon on Saturday, Mar. 14, Antonio Lopez, 70, of Los Banos, was northbound in a 2006 Toyota Tundra, just south of Avenue 12, traveling at about 65 mph, according to CHP.

FRESNO – The woman responsible for the death of Yosemite High School graduate Matthew Harkenrider in a deadly DUI crash on Aug. 14, 2014, was sentenced this morning to 13 years in prison, reports KSEE24 in Fresno. Roberta Lynn Soto, 45, of Kingsburg, originally pleaded not guilty to the charges on Aug. 22, as a judge, officers and attorneys gathered ...

MADERA – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office in Madera will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will no longer close for lunch, effective Monday, Mar. 16th, according to the department. This change applies to the Madera office only at this time. Sheriff Varney says that many people try to handle personal business during their lunch break and ...

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff Jay Varney is warning residents about several reports of attempted telephone scams where the caller claims to be with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or an IRS Investigative Service. The caller attempts to convince the potential victim that money is owed or a lawsuit has been filed. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office has received reports from ...

MARIPOSA – A Mariposa couple has been taken into custody after sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at a home on the 7000 block of Hite’s Cove Road in Jerseydale last Thursday. On Mar. 5, Mariposa County deputies arrested Ryan Osteen, 35, of Mariposa for possession of stolen property at his residence.

OAKHURST – The Sheriff’s Substation in Oakhurst is now home to a satellite office of the Madera County District Attorney’s Office. At 4 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 6, District Attorney David Linn made it official by cutting the ribbon on the new Mountain Division at 48267 Liberty Drive, where the D.A. will share space with the Probation Department. “It’s so ...