When a firefighter gets an assignment, he or she often leaves behind a family who keeps the home fires burning in a good way. Such is the case with Erin and Michael Capuchino of Oakhurst. Both in their thirties, Erin and Michael have been married since 2002; for the last three years, Michael has been a wildland firefighter. The Capuchinos have three ...

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 — Area residents who love to shop and also love animals will want to know that local volunteers have set up an account with Giving Assistant they say allows 2% of your Amazon Smile purchases to be designated for the EMC SPCA. So, while you shop, you can also help fund the building of a new, state-of-the-art no kill Eastern Madera County ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — Watch for kids this week as many of the schools will be back in session in the foothill area, starting Thursday, Aug. 11, and CHP will be in full enforcement at all the elementary schools and high schools. CHP Officer Kaci Lutz reminds everyone to limit the distractions and keep focus on operating your vehicle. “For our young drivers, reckless and ...

Written by Celeste Wheeler — OAKHURST — While most of us would respond to a proposed industrial development next door with the slogan “NIMBY” or “NOT in My Back Yard,” the reaction should most definitely be quite the opposite with respect to birds. A presentation by John K. Cross at the Oakhurst Library Community Room from 10:30 a.m. to noon ...

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 ...

OAKHURST — A Coarsegold man died after striking a pickup at the intersection of Highway 41 and Road 426 this afternoon. Just before 3:30 p.m. the 58-year-old man was northbound on Highway 41 when he failed to stop for the red light at Road 426. A Ford F350 driven by a 23-year-old out of Oakhurst was southbound on Highway 41, making ...

OAKHURST — One person is dead following a collision between a motorcycle and another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 41 and Road 426 in Oakhurst this afternoon. Just before 3:30 p.m., CHP responded to reports of an accident blocking traffic at the location. The male driver of the motorcycle was transported to the landing zone behind Vons where CHP’s ...