Costa: new funding for housing
Author(s): Elsa MejiaRep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, met with local low-income housing tenants, and others, to announce $364,864 in new federal funding to support affordable housing in Madera.Madera Housing...
View ArticleWine industry locals recognized
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Vintners Association recognized a local winery, a winemaker, and a grower at the third annual Evening of Accolades awards dinner on the first day of spring...
View Article176 pounds of meth found
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneFRESNO — Special agents from the Central Valley, the state and the nation teamed up Thursday night to seize 176 pounds of crystal methamphetamine from a Madera home,...
View ArticleMonreal may leave Madera for Delano
Author(s): Bill CoateDeputy Superintendent Anthony Monreal appears to be on the verge of leaving Madera Unified in a move that could place him in the superintendent’s chair at Delano Union School...
View ArticleFirst defense witness for trial
Author(s): Mark SmithBrowning: Stories linking him to Pike murder ‘ridiculous’ MODESTO — Defense attorneys for Madera murder suspect Dustin Gran called their first witness Friday. But, though he...
View ArticleMountain man is top deputy
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneLaw enforcement peers voted Jack Williamson as Deputy of the Year, Madera County Sheriff John Anderson announced Friday.Williamson, a 16-year veteran with the sheriff’s...
View ArticleCoarsegold and Ranchos win 2014 Academic Pentathlon
Author(s): Elsa MejiaCoarsegold Elementary School seventh graders and eighth graders from Ranchos Middle School were victors in the 2014 Academic Pentathlon, an annual five-event academic competition....
View ArticleHonor Flight event raises $4,700
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA boisterous hall became silent as a pastor prayed for those who fought in war and for those who have donated to help send veterans east to see the memorials erected in their...
View ArticleSoroptimists honor student leaders
Author(s): Tami Jo NixFive young women from Madera and Liberty high schools ate as guests of honor with their families at a Soroptimist International of Madera weekly meeting cat-ered by Madera...
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Doctors speed up Valley fever diagnosis
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Fresno doctors have found a way to diagnose the fungal disease Valley fever through DNA testing, allowing treatment of patients to begin almost immediately,...
View ArticleSheriff: auto thief breaks probation
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAn Oakhurst man already on probation for vehicle theft was put back behind bars last week, this time for possession of narcotics, Madera County Sheriff’s spokeswoman...
View ArticleSheriff: citizen tip leads to fugitive find
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA concerned citizen called in to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office last week and helped deputies track down a suspect with an outstanding warrant, spokeswoman Erica...
View ArticleCommittee seeks classmates of 1974
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCommittee members behind a planned 40-year Madera High School reunion want the help of Tribune readers to contact former classmates.The reunion for the class of 1974...
View ArticlePhone scam mimics retailers
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSheriff John Anderson issued a fraud alert Monday about a telephone scam targeted at Madera County residents in the wake of credit data breaches at retail stores.In a...
View ArticleCesar Chavez Day to be celebrated
Author(s): Elsa MejiaLocals are set to celebrate the legacy of the late Cesar Chavez, a man who marched through the Valley decades ago with thousands of people rallying to him, hoping to obtain higher...
View ArticleMan gets 30 years for child sex assaults
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Superior Court sentenced Alberto Rodriguez of Madera to decades in prison Monday for two counts of sexual assault on a child under the age of 14, according...
View ArticleDay of Prayer gatherings set
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Chamber of Commerce and the Madera Ministerial Association plan to mark the National Day of Prayer with events morning, noon and afternoon May 1.The 14th...
View ArticleMUSD set to bid on Mervyn’s building
Author(s): Bill CoateThe former Mervyn’s store at 1467 Country Club Drive may soon house Madera Unified School District’s offices, according to Superintendent Ed Gonzalez.The school board met Monday...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in crash
Author(s): Mark SmithA 20-year-old Madera man was killed over the weekend when police said a truck clipped his motorcycle and caused him to careen out of control. Mere minutes before noon Saturday,...
View ArticleIn memory of John W. Wells
Author(s): The Madera TribuneFormer Madera Mayor and City Councilman John W. Wells has died at the age of 86. Wells died at his home in Grover Beach on Sunday evening under the care of hospice.
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