REDDING, Calif. – A California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer is lucky to be alive after suffering a critical, life-threatening injury while performing a medevac rescue Thursday near Big Bear Lake, a remote and rugged location in the Shasta Trinity Forest. CHP Pilot, Officer Brian Henderson, and Flight Officer/Paramedic, Officer Tony Stanley, had arrived on scene to transport an injured hiker ...

Honorary Mayor Rima Runtzel was gracious enough to share some reflections on her term, and do a little Question and Answer with us. She won the title last year, raising money for the Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst. Q: What will you do with all of your free time now that your term as Honorary Mayor is over? A: ...

John K Burton has won the title of Honorary Mayor for the 2nd time in three years. The voters have spoken and John, on behalf of the EMC SPCA has once again become the Honorary Mayor of Oakhurst. The announcement was made by outgoing Mayor Rima Runtzel. The candidates combined fundraising efforts totaled $67,155.57. Rima put it best when she ...

Don’t miss the big finale of the Honorary Mayor’s Race tonight from 5-7pm at Oakhurst Community Park. Steven Jacobs, representing the Wild Wonderful Kings Vintage Museum, Jarrod Lyman for the Children’s Museum of the Sierra, and John K. Burton representing the Eastern Madera County SPCA will be running the last leg of their campaign today, and the winner will be ...

We asked Steven Jacobs to share with us as the Honorary Mayor Campaign enters the home stretch. We asked the same questions of all three candidates. Q: What have you learned about yourself/your charity/your community through this process? A: We have learned how very supportive our community is toward local charities. Our friends, acquaintances, local businesses and even strangers came ...

Q: What have you learned about yourself/your charity/your community through this process? A: I have learned that I’m very competitive. Kidding. I already knew that. In all seriousness, I’ve always been a fan of the Children’s Museum, but through this process I became well acquainted with the amazing staff and volunteers there who are responsible for making the museum the ...

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MADERA — A Superior Court jury convicted 32-year-old Firebaugh resident, Manuel Miranda, on July 5, of two felony counts for trafficking methamphetamine in the city of Madera, according to Michael R. Keitz, District Attorney for Madera County. Miranda was charged with conspiring to sell methamphetamine and possession of it for sale, transportation of more than one kilogram, and an additional ...