Submitted by Christina McDonald – NORTH FORK – The development of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan for approval by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is nearly complete. Work began on the plan in September 2017 and the tribe anticipates having the plan complete and ready for public and FEMA review in October ...

COARSEGOLD — For the third time in 18 months, traveling on Highway 41 in Madera County, Jennifer Christensen desperately needed a fire extinguisher. Coming home from Community Regional Medical Center, where she’s a registered nurse in the Emergency Department, Jennifer spotted black smoke pouring from a vehicle parked at Black Hawk Lodge. She saw flames coming from the hood. Immediately, ...