Bass Lake News Archives

An 8-year-old boy and his neighbors are being credited with helping to save a 10-year-old Rohnert Park boy from strangling from a makeshift tree swing.

Fundraising records were broken as Oakhurst's new honorary mayor was named Saturday night at the Oakhurst Community Park.

By Dennis Hart A 13-year-old boy on a weekend retreat with a group from Kings County apparently drowned today near Bass Lake.

The California Highway Patrol, using a helicopter, rescued 11 people trapped in a canyon above Bass Lake on Sunday, the Madera County Sheriff's Department reported.

Authorities say a 13-year-old boy is dead after apparently drowning near Bass Lake.

A boy on a weekend retreat with a group from Kings County apparently drowned today near Bass Lake.

A 17-year-old is being sought for questioning about a rash of burglaries in Bass Lake after the arrest of another 17-year-old believed by authorities to be his accomplice.

With fuels ready to burn and the right burning conditions -- wind, low humidity and high heat -- there is no question that a catastrophic fire could happen in the local Mountain Area, said Dave Martin, district ranger for the Bass Lake Ranger District.