OAKHURST—The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) urgently seeks your help in identifying two females linked to a residential burglary that occurred in the Oakhurst area between November 11th and November 14th, 2024. Your information could be vital in solving this case. Below are stills from surveillance footage showing the women during the act, including individual pictures. MCSO believes they are ...

OAKHURST–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is reporting that while responding to a hit-and-run type call in Oakhurst and making contact with the suspect on Road 425B, an officer-involved shooting occurred. The subject and K9 have been struck. MCSO reports that no further details are available at this time, and an update will be provided as the incident develops. We ...

BASS LAKE–Shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 9th, a dispatch came over the radio for a residential structure fire on Road 222 at the Whispering Pines mobile home park. When firefighters arrived on scene they reported that one mobile home was fully involved. There were also reports of a person being inside. Firefighters were unable to make access to ...

MADERA COUNTY–More than 325 students with special needs participated in the 7th Annual LIFE Games hosted by the Madera County Superintendent of Schools on Tuesday, October 8th, at the Madera Fairgrounds. LIFE Games is an event that demonstrates that all students, even the most severely disabled, can participate in ­­­any activity with the proper preparation. Students participated in four different ...

MADERA COUNTY–PG&E has notified the Madera County Office of Emergency Services of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event that is expected to affect the areas of Central Camp, The Pines, Wishon, Bass Lake Annex, North Fork, Cascadel Woods, O’Neals, and Sugar Pine. Update 10-17-2024 1:45 p.m. Power is expected to be de-energized on Friday, October 18th, at approximately 4:00 ...

OAKHURST–On Sunday, September 29, 2024, shortly before 5 a.m., the Madera County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service for an alarm at Pedal Forward Bikes & Adventure, located in the 40000 block of Highway 41 in Oakhurst. The alarm company reported two males with their faces covered inside the store stealing bicycles. They were reportedly loading them into a ...

OAKHURST— CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Investigators, in conjunction with the Madera County Sheriff’s Department and Madera County District Attorney’s Office, have arrested Pao Xiong. Xiong was arrested for igniting approximately 14 separate fires, including multiple structures that occurred on Deadwood Mountain in Oakhurst, CA. The fires occurred on Friday, July 19, 2024, beginning at approximately 10:43 PM. For more details ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–According to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office: It all started Wednesday afternoon around 1:45 pm in the Buck Meadows area of Mariposa County on Hwy 120. Anthony Mehlhaff 40 years old from Los Angeles, CA walked up to a pregnant waitress in a local restaurant. He reached out and touched her stomach and reportedly said “The spirits led me ...

MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in two recent ATM thefts in the mountain area. (Pictures are available at the end of the article.) Bass Fork Theft The first theft occurred on July 18, 2024, around 2:30 AM at the Bass Fork Star Valero. The business sustained extensive damage.  An unknown ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–The National Weather Service Hanford Office has issued an Excessive Heat Warning. The warning is in effect through the next week. Areas included are the San Joaquin Valley, the West Side Hills, the Sierra Nevada Foothills, and the Kern County Mountains and Desert. The warning may need to be extended further as the week progresses due to continued dangerous ...