Mark Smith of Sierra Star
Snow blankets Oakhurst, causes outages, delays, and school closures
Heavy snowfall in the Mountain Area closed schools and part of Yosemite National Park, caused highway delays, and knocked out power for...
Mark Smith of Sierra Star
Black ice causes wrecks in Sierras
Car crashes were the theme of the mountain area Friday morning, as at least seven wrecks were reported by 8:30 a.m. at or near areas of...
D. August Promnitz
Oakhurst teen killed in tragic accident
The Madera County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a teenaged girl killed in an automobile accident over the weekend...
Gina Clugston of SierraNewsOnline.com
Head-on crash and fire on State Route 41
COARSEGOLD — A two-vehicle crash blocked the southbound lane of State Route 41 just before sunrise Monday. At 5:49 a.m., reports came in...
For The Madera Tribune
Clovis man gets 13 years for DUI
Judge Mitchell Rigby sentenced Karan Singh, of Clovis, to 13 years in state prison late last week for felony driving under the influence...
For The Madera Tribune
Former Maderan shares adventures of his life in Peru
They picked me up at three in the morning for a drive over paved highway to the hamlet of Chivay, Peru. With a population of 5,000, it...
D. August Promnitz
Weak spot in freeway poses risk
Courtesy of Thomas Baird A portion of fence along State Route 99, between the Cleveland Avenue interchange and the I Street exit, near...
D. August Promnitz
I drive the deadliest road in the U.S.
Each morning after breakfast, I leave my apartment in Fresno, drive west on Shaw Avenue, and get on the northbound on-ramp for State...
