MUTA leadership seeks strike OK
Author(s): Bill CoateVote to come WednesdayThe leadership of the Madera Unified Teachers’ Association is seeking strike authorization from its membership, as negotiations between the union and the...
View ArticleBulldogs look for 10th victory in Hawai’i Bowl
Author(s): Eric HerzogAfter checking his list twice, Fresno State head coach Tim DeRuyter has only one more box to fill — a 2012 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl victory.DeRuyter’s first season has been...
View ArticleMan robs 2 convenience stores
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAn armed man wearing a Santa hat robbed two convenience stores Saturday night, one in the city and one in the county, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Erica...
View Article4 arrests in attempted burglary
Author(s): The Madera TribuneA Madera County resident interrupted a burglary in progress at her home, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Erica Stuart.The four suspects, tied to a major gang operating...
View Article2 accused of knifing a woman in Ahwahnee
Author(s): The Madera TribuneA 32-year old North Fork woman and her male companion face various charges in the stabbing of an Oakhurst woman, said Erica Stuart, spokeswoman for the Madera County...
View ArticleAutistic Madera boy learns to talk after early intervention
Author(s): Farin MontanezFor the first time in his life, 6-year-old James Riché will be able to verbally tell his family “Merry Christmas” on the special day.The Madera boy, diagnosed with autism when...
View ArticleOfficers hold party for probationers, families
Author(s): Elsa MejiaProbation officers, working with a parenting program, aimed to make a merrier Christmas for their probationers and their families by providing gifts, activities and a lunch.A...
View ArticleRescue Mission given $20,000 grant
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe Madera Rescue Mission has been awarded a $20,000 grant by the Fresno Regional Foundation through the Bennett Family Foundation.The mission’s executive director, Rev. Felix...
View ArticleElder Orphan contacts will start today
Author(s): The Madera TribuneParticipants in the Madera County Sheriff’s Elder Orphan program will be contacted by phone starting today, according to Erica Stuart, sheriff’s office spokeswoman.The...
View Article2 arrested, Uzi taken
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo Oakhurst men are behind bars following a short pursuit over Deadwood in rural Madera County late Tuesday. Canine tracked down one suspect and a sheriff’s deputy...
View ArticleHearing on secret DA report is postponed
Author(s): Bill CoateA hearing on the Rowley Report has been postponed until Feb. 1. The secret document contains the results of an investigation conducted by Fresno attorney Daniel Rowley into the...
View ArticleVFW Post 1981 donates bikes to local children
Author(s): Wendy AlexanderWhen 9-year-old Rose Robertson, a student of St. Joachim School, was summoned to the office Wednesday she had no idea why.Neither did her mother, teacher Liz Robertson of the...
View ArticleGun, drugs, cash seized in arrest
Author(s): DJ BeckerMadera police arrested a known felon Wednesday morning, and seized a loaded, stolen handgun, marijuana, hashish and cocaine, along with $8,300 in cash, in the 12000 block of Georgia...
View ArticleMissing woman said to be in area
Author(s): Guest writerBy Sanjay Talwani of the Independent RecordHELENA — A 22-year-old resident of the YWCA-Helena in Montana, missing for about a week, was allegedly last seen near Madera on Monday,...
View ArticleTeachers shout yes in strike voting
Author(s): Bill CoateFour hundred seventy-four Madera Unified teachers voted resoundingly Wednesday afternoon to give their union leaders authority to call a strike if their negotiations with the...
View ArticleMentor program to host holiday party
Author(s): The Madera TribuneFRESNO — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California plan to celebrate its “Bigs” and “Littles” at an annual holiday party Saturday at Blackbeard’s Family Entertainment...
View ArticleGodoy-Pena chosen Sunrise Rotary student of month
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAlpha School sixth-grader Michelle Godoy-Pena was named Sunrise Rotary Student of the Month at the service club’s morning meeting Wednesday. Michelle scored advanced in...
View ArticleBingo night brings a surprise proposal
Author(s): Leon EmoFolks who were at the Madera Elks Lodge Tuesday for their regular bingo night got a surprise, and it was not an unexpected shout of “Bingo.”Just before the final game of the evening...
View ArticleChildren’s Museum lights up
Author(s): Bill CoateDazzling Christmas lights have been shining at the Children’s Museum at James Monroe Elementary School, adding to the city’s traditional holiday glitter.Just as they have for the...
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Fresno Bee names new publisher
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Tom Cullinan has been named president and publisher of The Fresno Bee. The newspaper reports the McClatchy Company made the announcement Thursday. Cullinan had...
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