MADERA COUNTY — An Oakhurst woman charged with stealing tens-of-thousands of dollars from an elderly man has pleaded no contest to one felony charge of financial elder abuse. Kathryn (Katie) Davis, 54, who serves as Director at the Sierra Senior Center in Oakhurst, was arrested on Aug. 10 for taking what could be as much as $50,000 from 90-year-old Bill ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY — A woman involved in an accident that left her and two injured companions alone overnight down an embankment off Highway 120 on Monday evening has passed away, according to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office. “We are sad to report that Maria Fissman — the woman extricated from the vehicle — did pass away from her injuries last ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY — A group outing to Yosemite yesterday ended with a Search and Rescue mission for the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office and CHP, and a harrowing night for three women who crashed their SUV down a steep embankment. On Monday morning, a group of 10 German tourists left San Francisco for a day of sightseeing in Yosemite National Park. ...

OAKHURST — A man who crashed into a power pole on Road 425B yesterday, knocking out power to over 500 residents, was arrested on suspicion of DUI. Michael Womack II, 27, of Coarsegold, was just west of Stillmeadow Drive in a 1997 Toyota Camry at a stated speed of 30 mph when, due to his high level of intoxication, he ...

COUNTY — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn residents once again to be on the lookout for mail theft. Mail theft continues to be a problem, especially in the more rural areas of the county where residents have roadside mail boxes. Stealing mail from an unsecured mailbox only takes a few seconds, but problems arising from the theft ...

MADERA COUNTY — An Oakhurst woman accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a 90-year-old man was back in Madera Superior Court this morning. Kathryn (Katie) Davis, 54, was arrested on June 23 during a bingo game at the Senior Center in Oakhurst, where she is the Director. She was charged with stealing a large amount of money ...

OAKHURST — Sheriff’s detectives are continuing their investigation into the fatal stabbing on Saturday in Oakhurst on Winding Way, and are asking for the public’s help with any information. The Sheriff’s Office received a call of a stabbing at about 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6. The first deputy arrived within a few minutes to find bystanders performing CPR on ...

OAKHURST — A Coarsegold man who lost his life in a motorcycle accident in Oakhurst today has been identified as 58-year-old Jack Bonner Thornton. Thornton was killed when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a Ford F350 in the intersection at Highway 41 and Road 426. The accident remains under investigation. https://sierranewsonline.com/coarsegold-man-dies-in-motorcycle-crash/  

OAKHURST — The man who was stabbed to death during an altercation earlier today on Winding Way in Oakhurst has been identified as 45-year-old Jacob Jerome Henderson of Oakhurst. Henderson was killed during a fight at a location just below the Silver Creek Shopping Center on Highway 41 just after 3 p.m. Sheriff’s detectives are still investigating the incident, and ...

OAKHURST — The man who was fatally stabbed near a business on Winding Way this afternoon has been identified as a resident of the Oakhurst area in his mid-40s. Just before 3 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a fight taking place between bikers on Winding Way below Supernaw’s BBQ. The altercation was reportedly a fight between what was ...