MARIPOSA – Mariposa County Sheriff Doug Binnewies has issued an alert for a young woman missing in Mariposa since Sunday, Apr. 13. Kaiwi Murdock, 16, is described as 5′ 11″, 230 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes, identified as a Pacific Islander. She has been missing since Apr. 13 about 8 p.m. when she reportedly ran away from home ...

OAKHURST – A collision between a truck and a motorcycle on Highway 41 yesterday has claimed the life of a Coarsegold man. On Tuesday, Apr. 15, at approximately 4 p.m. Michael Baize, 29, was northbound on Highway 41 on a Suzuki motorcycle just south of Road 620 at an unknown rate of speed.

OAKHURST – Too much speed and an abundance of deer in the area may have contributed to a crash on Road 426 this evening. Just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 15, a resident of Apple Valley was westbound on Road 426 in a Honda CRX when he apparently came into a corner too fast and rolled his car.

CALIFORNIA – The majority of collisions in Central Division that end in death or injury begin with a speeding or aggressive driver. To address this issue, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has embarked on a yearlong, lifesaving endeavor to reduce the frequency of these collisions.

MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Investigation Unit has identified, and is searching for two men wanted for robbery and attempted murder in Coarsegold. Robert Lee Huber, 20, of Oakhurst, and Adrian Joseph Reyes, 29, of Ahwahnee, are wanted in connection with an aggravated assault case that occurred on Apr. 2 on Konklin Road in Coarsegold.

MARIPOSA – The man killed when a small plane crashed near the Mariposa -Yosemite airport last Thursday has been identified as Donald Corn, 80, of Mariposa, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 11, sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a plane possibly down in the 6000 block of Highway 49 North, ...

MADERA COUNTY – For the third time in four years, Madera County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher Mike Young has been named Dispatcher of the Year. Young signed on with the Madera County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2006, and was previously honored in 2013 as Dispatcher of the Year and co-Dispatcher of the Year in 2011.

MADERA COUNTY – A husband and wife team from Coarsegold were awarded top COP (Citizen On Patrol) of the Year on Saturday night in the Madera Ranchos before a standing room only crowd. Volunteers with the Madera County Sheriff’s Citizens On Patrol held a banquet at the Senior Center, where Suzetta and John Pelowski received awards for COP of the ...

HOLLISTER – Former North Fork resident and Sierra High School graduate-turned-Police Chief David Westrick has been named the 2014 National Police Chief of the Year by WeTip, Inc., an anonymous crime reporting hotline network. On Friday, Apr. 11, Westrick received the 2014 Police Chief of the Year award at the company’s 41st Annual National Conference in Ontario. “I am honored ...

OAKHURST – Traffic was snarled on Highway 49 this afternoon after two vehicles collided near the Enterprise Center. Just after 6 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 11, Allysa Whitesides, 24, of Oakhurst was northbound on Highway 49 in a Toyota Highlander, making a left turn onto Enterprise Drive, when her vehicle collided with a southbound Ford pickup driven by John Wagoner, ...