Coarsegold News

Casino Royale: Chukchansi expands with an 11-story hotel tower, spa and a new restaurant Aug.

At least one passenger is being flown by helicopter to an area hospital. Keep checking MercedSunStar.com for updates.

Legislature's big shots gather at a casino instead of doing their jobs. There were so many influential state legislators at the party celebrating the expansion of the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino the other ...

A brush fire threatened several homes and destroyed one building near Coarsegold Friday afternoon.

A brush fire threatened several homes and destroyed one building near Coarsegold Friday afternoon.

Weather: The temperatures reached triple digits, with highs of 102 and lows of 61.

Here's what was happening a year ago on Friday, July 20, 2007: Weather: Temperatures were heading into the triple digits, with highs near 100, lows 59 to 67.

Weight a whole chicken under a brick or skillet so that the breast stays juicy and the skin gets crisp.

Watch videos of the techniques in this story at videos.fresnobee.com. Talk about a timely cooking class.

The person killed Saturday evening in a motorcycle crash on Highway 41 near Coarsegold has been identified as Suzanna Coronado, 31, of Livingston.

The number of firefighters battling the 2,000 acre Oliver Fire doubled overnight, bringing the total cost of manpower and equipment to $2.03 million.

The driver killed Saturday as a result of a two-vehicle accident on Highway 41 near Coarsegold was identified today as William Hickey, 65, of Coarsegold, a spokeswoman for the Madera County Sheriff's Department ...

This is the second of three articles profiling Oakhurst honorary mayor candidates and the charities they are raising money for.

She has been to the Scripps National Spelling Bee five times and each time, she moved up in the rankings.

We couldn't be more proud. A local eighth-grade speller went up against the best of the best last week at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. and placed third.

How do you spell belief? Tia Natasha-Elizabeth Thomas correctly spelled ptarmic in the sixth round to advance in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

A roaring chain saw usually drives real bears deep into the forest. But not at the Coarsegold Carving Station, where whimsical bruins emerge from old logs in a clamorous flurry of wood chips, and stand by the ...

People at Alphonso's Mexican Restaurant in Coarsegold cheered as Thomas confidently breezed through her first word of the night, spelling shamateurism.

The little red-and-white maple leaf flags in the audience didn't wave in triumph one single time Friday.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington begins in earnest Thursday with a record 288 spellers competing in the oral preliminary round.