MARIPOSA COUNTY — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced an indefinite closure of State Route 140 (SR-140) near Briceburg in Mariposa County following a severe debris slide late Monday night. Incident Details At around 10:00 p.m. on Monday, March 17, 2025, a significant debris slide blocked both lanes of SR-140. Caltrans and the California High Patrol (CHP) acted ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY–Early afternoon yesterday, Tuesday, July 30th, air and ground firefighters were dispatched to a new wildfire in the Don Pedro area. The fire was found to be 15 to 20 acres burning at a moderate rate of spread and threatening structures.  It had started near the west end of Piney Creek Road. It became the Pedro Fire. Evacuations were ...

MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Public Works Department is announcing an upcoming road closure to repair storm-related damage to Road 222. The road closure will be at Road 226 and Road 222. The closure will begin Monday, April 8, 2024, and continue for up to 3 weeks. Detours will be in place using Road 226, Road 221, Manzanita Lake Road, and ...

YOSEMITE — UPDATED 6:45 p.m. Officials have announced that two roads leading in and out of Yosemite National Park have reopened earlier than previously anticipated following temporary closure due to a storm. As of about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, Highway 41/Wawona Road was reopened to traffic between Wawona and Yosemite Valley. Big Oak Flat Road/Highway 120 between Big ...

YOSEMITE — Due to an incoming winter storm system, the Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park will close to all vehicular traffic beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15. Glacier Point Road will remain closed until the storm system passes and the road can be evaluated for hazards. The road will reopen when road conditions are safe for ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Once again, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is planning a preemptive closure of State Route 140 in and near the Ferguson Fire burn scar ahead of a major storm. The highway will be closed beginning at 3 p.m.on Wednesday, Feb. 13. “This closure is being prompted by an ongoing storm that could impact the roadway, and ...

**UPDATE: 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 3: the highway has been reopened.** UPDATE: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3: Highway 140 reported by CHP to be temporarily closed in the vicinity of Crane Creek Road in El Portal due to a rock slide. **UPDATE: 3:30 p.m. Feb. 2: Highway 140 has been reopened MARIPOSA — Due to the impact of an ongoing ...

MADERA COUNTY – Three people were transported to Valley hospitals after a crash near the Rocky Cut on Highway 41 yesterday. At about 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, a 25-year-old male from Fresno was southbound in a Honda Elantra at an unknown rate of speed. According to witnesses, the Honda drifted off the right side of the road, and ...

NORTH FORK — Just after 2:30 p.m. today a report came in of a vegetation fire on Mammoth Pool Road about a mile east of the Indian Creek Mobile Home Park. The fire started on the north side of the roadway in tall grass and vegetation and, even though it isn’t generating a lot of heat, the very steep slope ...

YOSEMITE — The Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite National Park are closed for the season, say Park officials, due to hazardous driving conditions. Recent winter storm activity throughout Yosemite National Park has resulted in snow accumulation above 6,000 feet. Glacier Point and Tioga Roads close each fall, when snow and ice create hazardous driving conditions, and remain closed throughout the winter ...