Coarsegold News

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.

Fun and frightful events are planned throughout the Mountain Area to celebrate Halloween Friday and Saturday.

If there's one thing to learn from local band SubduE, it's that rock is a universal language.

The long-awaited debut album from local rockers Fay Wrays is just about here. "Mata Hari" will be released via iTunes on Oct.

The following is a partial list of felony arrests recorded by the Madera County Department of Corrections on Thursday... 2:23 p.m. - Carlos Gene Maldonado, 34, of Chowchilla was arrested by State Parole on suspicion of violation of parole.

A man who died Saturday night after he reportedly resisted help from Fresno police was Christopher Jackson, 34, of Coarsegold, according to the Fresno County Coroner's Office.

What would you recommend as a nontoxic/nonlethal way to keep squirrels, gophers and groundhogs away? - Faye Gillette, Coarsegold, Calif.

Coarsegold, CA- Madera County Sheriff's Deputies got the surprise of their life on Thursday upon discovering the contents of a suspicious package found in Coarsegold.

The Amgen Tour of California won't be returning to some portions of the Central Valley.

If your legs can only be described as hirsute, you can shave, wax, depilate or ... vie for a prize at the Tarantula Awareness Festival.

Madera County is about to adopt its first tourism business improvement district, to raise money to promote Madera County as a tourist destination.

It's an exciting time of year for wineries throughout Madera County, including Idle Hour Winery in Oakhurst.

It might not be a yellow brick road, but the cornfield maze in Madera County does offer an unusual pathway through a field of corn -- even if it's not in Kansas.

If you don't know Glen Delpit, you're probably not too familiar with Fresno's music scene.

The following is a partial list of felony arrests recorded by the Madera County Department of Corrections from Friday to Saturday.

While some people tend to run away from tarantulas, the town of Coarsegold not only celebrates them, it embraces them and will honor them during the Tarantula Festival Saturday, Oct.

O'NEALS -- It's amazing what crossing a cattle guard can do to your state of mind.

A Madera County man was arrested after 15 marijuana plants were seized from a greenhouse outside his mobile home off Road 415, sheriff's spokeswoman Erica Stuart said Friday.

A North Fork artist who is part of this weekend's Sierra Art Trails is master boat builder Jim Crockett.