Coarsegold News

A 35-year-old Visalia man was arrested late Friday after ramming into another car that was stopped at a DUI checkpoint being conducted by Visalia police.

Christmas may be over, but the holiday shopping season is still in full swing. The day after Christmas is traditionally a big day for returns, exchanges, and cashing in gift cards, but this year, the crowds are smaller than many expected.

Five children are dead and a family is torn apart. Fresno, CA, USA - The Valley family chosen for the show "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" has been revealed.

Martha Ashton, who has enjoyed singing since she was 6 years old, won a "Seniors Got Talent" competition Saturday night at Oakhurst Community Center.

A local group is following their hearts and God to help community members in need, or alone, on Christmas Eve.

A 33-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of auto theft after they fled from officers early Friday in central Fresno.

Using tongue depressors, Fred Green made keys for a pipe organ he was building. He made giant candles and waist-tall crayons from "rounds," cylinders of sturdy cardboard about which new cloth is wrapped.

The Christmas spirit could be found all over the Mountain Area last weekend at a variety of events including the Kiwanis Club 8th Annual Breakfast with Santa at the Oakhurst Community Center.

The Gold Gulch Museum at the Broken Bit in Coarsegold has found new digs for the holidays.

A man wielding a knife was arrested Thursday after attempting to kidnap a 2-year-old girl at Courthouse Park in Fresno.

A Mountain Area version of American Idol and America's Got Talent will be presented for the first time at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

Coarsegold Elementary will hold a clinic from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19. A room generally used for furthering knowledge was used for furthering health Saturday, as the library at Oakhurst Elementary School was converted to a flu nasal mist clinic.

Wineries along the Madera Wine Trail enjoyed visitors from the region and beyond during the annual Holiday Spirit Wine Weekend.

It's a well known fact that the majority of women love diamonds. When Denise Okuda of Southern California, decided it was time for a new diamond in her wedding band, she not only got that diamond from Oakhurst's Goldmine Jewelry, she then sent it to outer space -- literally.

Tuesday afternoon's fatal accident on Highway 41 began when an 85-year-old Coarsegold woman lost control of her car and clipped a boulder, the California Highway Patrol said.

An elderly couple from Coarsegold was killed in a head on collision on Highway 41.

A double fatal accident has delayed, and shut down traffic on part of Highway 41.

A soldier returning to his parents in a casket may be the most painful thing for a family to endure.

Days after winning approval for more slot machines, a Fresno County tribe withdrew its application, according to a state report made public Thursday.

For a number of years the heavy road construction company of Koontz Construction has operated illegally out of a residentially zoned area just off hiway 41 out side of the town of Coarsegold.