18 graduate from Day Reporting program
Author(s): Elsa MejiaFriends and families gathered for a celebration to mark the turnaround of 18 former criminal offenders. Madera County Probation Department and BI Incorporated sponsored a dinner in...
View ArticleSheriff’s office grows by 3
Author(s): Mark SmithA deputy duo and new dispatcher have joined the Madera County Sheriff’s Office and two of the three are native to the county, sheriff’s spokeswoman Erica Stuart announced...
View ArticleCounty reports 1st flu-related deaths
Author(s): Mark SmithThe Madera County Public Health Department reported its first two influenza-related deaths of the winter season this week.On Tuesday, county public health director Van Do-Reynoso...
View Article$500 reward for dog killer
Author(s): DJ Becker4-year-old’s Pekingese mix shotA $500 reward is being offered by The Friends of Madera Animal Shelter for information leading to an arrest and a conviction in the shooting death of...
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RV dealer ordered to pay $4.5M for defamation
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — A Fresno RV dealership and three of its employees have been ordered to pay more than $4.5 million for defaming a competitor. A Superior Court judge concluded...
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Chicken plant reopens after cockroach cleanup
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — A Central California chicken processing plant has resumed operations after shutting down for two weeks to combat an infestation of cockroaches. Foster Farms in...
View ArticleBrown: Calif. comes back
Author(s): Associated PressChallenges still menace recoverySACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday delivered dual messages in his annual address to the Legislature: California’s resurgence is...
View ArticleRail chugs on in Madera
Author(s): Mark SmithGround has been broken in Madera for more than a week as part of work on the first section of California’s high-speed rail project, but the high-profile ceremonies that usually...
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State seeks 2-year delay on prison crowding
Author(s): Associated PressBy Don ThompsonSACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown asked federal judges Thursday to give the state two more years to reduce prison crowding to the level set by the court, and said...
View ArticleSheriff: PG&E scam hits Valley
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneIf you receive a call from someone threatening to shut off your power unless you follow their instructions to buy a prepaid money card, you’re talking to a scam artist,...
View ArticlePolice to conduct DUI checkpoint
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Police Department will conduct a DUI and drivers license checkpoint somewhere within Madera city limits for eight hours beginning 7 p.m. Saturday. Officers...
View ArticleYosemite Conservancy names new GM
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Yosemite Conservancy has named Adonia Ripple, a dedicated conservationist whose career protecting and improving wildlands began nearly two...
View ArticleYosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau debuts the 2014 Visitors Guide
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe latest edition of the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Guide has been released. Its cover features pictures by Yosemite photographer Nancy Robbins.The 50-page booklet celebrates the...
View ArticleReward increased to $1,000 for dog killer
Author(s): DJ BeckerThanks to a donation from a Madera business owner, $1,000 is now being offered as a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the shooting death of a 4-year-old...
View ArticleAcademic Decathlon begins today
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneChanges in store for this year’s competitionArea high school students will compete in interview and essay competitions today to begin the 32nd annual Madera County...
View ArticleOfficials gather to ‘talk trash’
Author(s): Mark SmithTrash puns were in abundance Thursday afternoon as a small group of city officials and business owners celebrated the installment of six new garbage bins in downtown Madera.“Those...
View ArticleYosemite promotions begin
Author(s): Elsa MejiaFrom winter to spring, the travel industry gathers to present fresh leisure and business travel options to the public at a series of trade shows. This year, tourism bureaus in four...
View Article50,000 expected to protest abortion
Author(s): The Madera TribuneAbout 50,000 anti-abortion demonstrators are expected to peacefully swarm upon the streets of San Francisco this afternoon to mark the 41st year after the Supreme Court’s...
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Jobless rate dips but wages suffer
Author(s): The Madera TribuneAssociated PressCity of Madera has 15.3 percent unemployment California’s unemployment rate continues to move lower, dropping to 8.3 percent in December, even as the number...
View ArticleMaderans celebrate differences
Author(s): Elsa MejiaPeople of many ethnicities, cultures and religions gathered to celebrate their differences and teach each other about them. The 18th annual Interfaith/Intercultural Day drew more...
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