Hands-On Hero awards to be announced Monday
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe winners of Madera’s Hands-On Hero awards will be announced Monday, according to organizers. The deadline to RSVP to the event is today.First 5 Madera County will...
View ArticleMaderans discuss public safety
Author(s): Elsa MejiaResidents, local leaders and law enforcement officials discussed public safety in Madera during a meeting organized by county supervisors.The gathering in the Department of Social...
View ArticleMother of the Year nominations wanted
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA local group of women who put on an annual celebration of Mother’s Day want to help a superb Madera mother be recognized.The 12th annual Mother’s Day Tea is set for May 10 from 11...
View ArticleRescue Mission supporters plan luncheon
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe Rescue Mission Auxiliary plans to have its annual soup and dessert luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church, 2300 Sunset Ave.“It’s our...
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Burned parts of Yosemite National Park reopening
Author(s): Associated PressYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Areas of Yosemite National Park that were burned in a massive wildfire last year are being opened to the public again, but with a word of...
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Expert: Lost runner broke a basic survival rule
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — A California runner who walked out of the wilderness after being lost for two bone-chilling nights didn’t follow a basic rule of search-and-rescue — stay put,...
View ArticleEconomic index points to slow, steady growth
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO — For the 15th time in the past 16 months, the San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index rose above the growth neutral threshold.The index, produced by Fresno...
View ArticleRanchos home burglarized
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMADERA RANCHOS — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a brazen residential burglary in the Madera Ranchos.A house for sale on Avenue 15, near Road 36,...
View ArticleHome fire exposes suspect
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMADERA RANCHOS — Authorities captured a “wanted fugitive” Wednesday following a fire that broke out inside a repossessed home, according to Madera County Sheriff’s...
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Brown defends realignment
Author(s): Associated PressSays he’s open to fine tuningSACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown defended his 3-year-old criminal justice realignment law Wednesday but also told California law enforcement...
View ArticleClub to clean up local park
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAs part of Kiwanis One Day, the Stallion Key Club of Madera South High School will spend hours cleaning up Town and Country Park this weekend to help support parks...
View ArticleSanity phase begins for Gran
Author(s): Mark SmithCompared murder to a ‘ride at Disneyland’The sanity phase of Dustin Gran’s criminal trial began Wednesday in Stanislaus County, where his attorney said a car crash more than a...
View ArticleMUSD outbid on building
Author(s): Bill CoateSomeone apparently came to the table with more money, so Madera Unified will have to look elsewhere if it plans to move its district offices to another site.According to...
View ArticleLiberty students win at state Mock Trial
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo Liberty High School students brought home awards from this year’s Mock Trial State Championship — the first time a Madera County school has won individual awards at...
View ArticleYosemite unveils performances, art workshops
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneVisitors to Yosemite National Park can enjoy a host of new art workshops and theater performances offered by the Yosemite Conservancy this year in honor of the 150th...
View ArticleCHP car flips chasing ‘crotch rocket’
Author(s): DJ BeckerOfficer moderately injured, motorcyclist fleesA high speed chase of a fleeing motorcycle on State Route 99 ended with a California Highway Patrol car rolling over at the Avenue 20...
View ArticleMadera Police honor longtime volunteer
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe Madera Police Department honored a longtime volunteer before employees, volunteers and his family.John Rohl, who has helped the department for about eight years, did not expect...
View ArticleCountywide emergency alert test planned
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera County Sheriff John Anderson is planning a countywide emergency alert test for May 15 and urges the public to sign up to receive messages through a new system...
View ArticlePike murderer: ‘I was a loaded gun’
Author(s): Mark SmithMODESTO — The convicted killer of Madera teen Krista-Rae Pike told at least one psychologist that if released he would kill again and, during early court hearings, if he sat behind...
View ArticleMan dies in alleged DUI wreck on SR152
Author(s): DJ BeckerDriver arrested, 4 passengers hospitalizedA passenger in his late 20s was killed about 9 a.m. Thursday and five others were seriously injured in a high speed rollover on State Route...
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