Valley veterans honored during Clovis ceremony
Author(s): Mark SmithThere were laughs, tears, and solemn silence inside the Clovis Veterans Memorial District building this week as the stories of 60 Central Valley veterans were accepted into...
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Judge: Some convicts eligible to vote
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that Secretary of State Debra Bowen erred by deciding that tens of thousands of criminals who are serving sentences under community...
View ArticleZoo to host Ag Day
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Fresno Chaffee Zoo will host Ag Day at its Valley Farm exhibit from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 17. The event, included with a regular zoo admission, is to feature sheep...
View ArticleTime Magazine ranks Fresno State 21st
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneFresno State is one of seven California State University campuses ranked among the nation’s top colleges and universities based on a new criteria proposed by the White...
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Analyst says state faces $340 billion in debt
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — California faces $340 billion in debts, or more than $8,500 for each of its 38 million residents, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said...
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Officials nab 51 in drug busts
Author(s): Associated PressMERCED (AP) — Officials said Wednesday that they have arrested 51 people in Central California, crippling a drug organization linked to a powerful prison gang. Agents hit the...
View ArticleButterfly sanctuary to reopen
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneHundreds of monarchs, painted ladies, morning cloaks and red admiral butterflies will flutter around a colorfully planted greenhouse Saturday as Home Grown Cellars’...
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High-speed board OKs next section
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO — The board that oversees California’s $68 billion high-speed rail project has unanimously adopted a planned route for its second and most substantial section to...
View ArticleMental Health Month under way
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneActivities are under way in the San Joaquin Valley and the surrounding mountains this month to help inform people about mental conditions and illness, and reduce the...
View ArticleValley business index up
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe April San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index, released this week, registered its largest one-month increase since December 2012.For the 16th time in the past...
View ArticleMurder suspect caught
Author(s): For The Madera Tribune2nd still looseOne of two men wanted for robbery and attempted murder in Coarsegold last month has been arrested, but his alleged partner is still on the loose, Madera...
View ArticleMost property taxes paid
Author(s): For The Madera Tribune5,000 parcels still behindThe good news is most of Madera County’s property taxes have been collected and balanced, amounting to over $56 million. The bad is that 5,000...
View ArticleBreakfast Lions host scholarship winners
Author(s): Leon EmoIn what has become a tradition, the Madera Breakfast Lions Club honored their high school scholarship recipients and their families at the club’s meeting Thursday morning at Madera...
View ArticleWomen get in free Saturday at Speedway
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneNeed a special place to take your wife, mother, daughter or any special lady in your life?The LoanMart Madera Speedway is the place to be Saturday night and all women...
View ArticleAgents nab two attending pot garden
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo brothers were arrested and 23,000 marijuana plants were destroyed by narcotics agents after a two-hour foot pursuit Thursday through the foothills of Eastern Madera...
View ArticleAuditor-controller seeks to retain job
Author(s): Chuck DoudMadera County Auditor-Controller Marcia Hall is running in the primary election, slated for June 3, to keep the job to which she was appointed some 2 1/2 years ago.She said the...
View ArticleCru to hold fundraiser for injured firefighter
Author(s): Farin MontanezCru Wine Company in Madera will host a fundraiser for a Valley firefighter who is paralyzed after falling from a ladder during a training exercise.Selma firefighter Chris...
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Cal Fire fires Madera battalion chief
Author(s): Associated PressManhunt continues for murder suspectSACRAMENTO (AP) — Cal Fire Battalion Chief Orville “Moe” Fleming has now been fired from his post, and authorities are still searching for...
View ArticleAll Class Reunion set for next weekend
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA local tasting room and outdoor live music venue is set to celebrate all Madera High School graduates who are 21 years or older.The Madera High School All Class Reunion at ApCal,...
View ArticleLawsuit says BMW, MUSD negligent in teen death
Author(s): Mark SmithThe family of a Madera teenager who died after being trapped inside her family’s car have filed a lawsuit against BMW and Madera Unified School District, claiming the company knew...
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