Tickets on sale for Wine and Chocolate Weekend
Author(s): Elsa MejiaTen Madera wineries are planning to complement a weekend of love with wine and chocolate. Gourmet food, live music, local art, crafts, photographs, gift shopping and even wildlife...
View ArticleLast week for SR 99 closures
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneIf all goes well on 4th St. projectBoth directions of State Route 99 underneath the 4th Street bridge will face intermittent closures next week as construction crews...
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High court asked about rail
Author(s): Associated PressBy Juliet WilliamsSACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration on Friday petitioned the California Supreme Court to overturn two lower-court rulings that have stalled...
View ArticleMore school dollars, with strings
Author(s): Bill CoateState mandates finance transparency, community involvementCalifornia schools are changing, not only in the way they teach but also in the way they’re funded. While schools...
View ArticleLife sentence in DUI deaths
Author(s): Mark SmithA Ventura man, convicted of nine criminal counts after a 2009 crash while intoxicated, was sentenced Friday to 96 years to life inside Madera Superior Court. The collision killed...
View ArticleYoung Valley shooters compete
Author(s): Leon EmoYouth center hosts Elks District Hoop Shoot Local champions throughout the Central Valley competed Saturday in the annual Elks’ District Hoop Shoot at the John W. Wells Youth Center...
View ArticleStudents take e-waste to fund scholarships
Author(s): Elsa MejiaMore than a half dozen young bowlers gathered near old televisions, radios,VCRs and numerous other electronic items. The pile of rubbish no longer had value for the Madera...
View Article‘Wicked’ theater tickets going fast
Author(s): Tami Jo NixThe line stretches out to the street in the cold and dark. Theater fans of the musical “Wicked” waited before dawn Saturday outside the box office at the Fresno Convention Center....
View Article‘Brave’ Merida makes ice debut in Valley
Author(s): Farin MontanezDisney on Ice show starts WednesdayThe Scottish, arrow-wielding princess Merida from Disney/Pixar’s “Brave” will make her debut on ice in the Valley this week in 10...
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3 women killed in crash in DUI crash in Fresno County
Author(s): Associated PressSANGER (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says three women were killed in a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver in Fresno County. CHP Officer Sean Haller says...
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Fed. prosecutors: Man led mortgage fraud scam
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Northern California man will spend 10 years in prison for a running a mortgage fraud scam that bilked elderly homeowners and banks of...
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State’s tenure law challenged
Author(s): Associated PressStudents file suitLOS ANGELES (AP) — In a packed courtroom, attorneys unveiled opposing views Monday on the emotionally divisive issue of whether California public school...
View ArticleWinery basks in solar power
Author(s): Mark SmithIn what some hope will be the start of a trend among Madera-area farmers and growers, San Joaquin Wine Company, Inc. has flipped the switch on its expansive solar-panel project....
View ArticleBishop’s visit thrills students
Author(s): Elsa MejiaOchoa comes to Madera to help observe Catholic Schools WeekSchoolchildren gathered with relatives, administrators, teachers and staff to attend Mass on Tuesday as part of National...
View ArticleBiomass plant gets board’s OK
Author(s): Mark Smith‘We are absolutely excited about this project’California’s first-ever community-scale biomass plant got a unanimous set of thumbs up from the Madera County Board of Supervisors on...
View ArticleTemperance Flat’s friends and foes
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe idea of capturing and storing more water, especially during rough and dry times such as this, has long captivated and moved many. That’s how life in the Wild West came to...
View ArticleThe San Joaquin Valley: a geological history
Author(s): John RiepingWe’re living in what once were three vast lakesThe San Joaquin Valley, the southern half of the large flat mountain-bound interior of California, has undergone many changes.The...
View ArticleFarmers adjust methods, crops to stay afloat during drought
Author(s): Ronald MontezAlthough they aren’t meteorologists, farmers’ livelihoods strongly depend on their knowledge of the weather.When it comes to harvesting crops, the climate plays a very intricate...
View ArticleA grower's stance: Stop wasting water on salmon, smelt
Author(s): Tyler TakedaWhen it comes to discussing the status of water in the Central Valley, longtime Madera farmer Denis Prosperi is passionate about the subject.Prosperi contends that the main...
View ArticleDrought takes toll on lake; Yosemite tourism booms
Author(s): Ronald MontezIn his 32 years of working at Madera County’s Eastman Lake, Jerry Magnuson has seen plenty of what Mother Nature has to offer. But for Magnuson, the seven-year park manager who...
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