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.

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.

MADERA COUNTY – An Oakhurst man believed to be linked to several burglaries in the Oakhurst area is behind bars. Deputies say video surveillance helped them identify the suspected thief. John William Cotey, 30, was captured Monday morning, Dec. 10, outside a gas station in Oakhurst.

OAKHURST – A Fresno man is recovering from injuries sustained after falling roughly 50 feet from the Lewis Creek Trail on Sunday. Larry Ross Teixeira, 38, was hiking with friends when he reportedly lost his footing, tumbled down the side of the trail and ended up wedged between moss covered boulders, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office.

MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is hoping the public can help locate relatives of a 50-year old Madera man who passed away on Dec. 5. Dale Jenkins, a white adult male, had no known address in Madera County. It’s believed that he spent his adult years living as a transient in Madera County, but also spent time ...