Dieter Wulfhorst and Susan Doering were spending three to five hours each day over the summer, clearing out the dead wood and forest debris around their Bald Mountain Road home. After all, they had plenty of time on their hands. Wulfhorst, a cellist, and his violinist wife normally would have...
Did Harris and Newsom Trespass for Political Photo Op?
Were Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom trespassing when they viewed a burned out home during a campaign stop yesterday in Auberry? The son of the owners says so, and does not appreciate his family's misfortune being turned into a political prop. As California senator and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris...
Bass Lake Under Mandatory Evacuation Order, Sheriff Says
The Madera County Sheriff's Office ordered the mandatory evacuation of Bass Lake and the surrounding areas on Monday afternoon. "This includes Everything south and east along Road 222 and Road 274 into North Fork. Everything south and east of Road 223 and Road 426 is also under mandatory evacuation," the...
Creek Fire Evacuees Tell Their Tales of Escape and Wait
White flecks fell from the sky as if heaven were shedding dry skin. Instead, it was ashes from the 78,000-plus acre Creek Fire — burning in the mountains in Fresno and Madera counties and forcing evacuations of the residents there. Emergency officials are encouraging evacuees to stay with family or...
Clovis PD Brings Great-Great Grandmother to Safety in Auberry Evacuation
The evacuation of the Auberry area created some tense moments for Debra Jean Rios and her 92 year-old mother this morning. Rios was at work at the U.S. Forest Service office in Prather when the order came for Auberry residents to leave because of the fast-spreading Creek Fire. Mom was...
Creek Fire Adds To 2M Acres Burned in State Already This Year
SHAVER LAKE — Wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres in California this year, setting a state record even as crews battled dozens of growing blazes in sweltering temperatures Monday that strained the electrical grid and threatened power outages for millions. The most striking thing about the record is...
Rapidly Growing Creek Fire Forces Evacuation of North Fork
The Madera County mountain community of North Fork was ordered to evacuate at 2 p.m. on Monday as winds fanned the growth of the Creek Fire. #CreekFire mandatory evacuation orders being issued for the town of North Fork. — Madera Co. Sheriff (@MaderaSheriff) September 7, 2020 North Fork is about...