Car show to benefit Relay For Life
Author(s): Leon EmoThe hundreds of people expected to attend the Relay For Life at Lions Town and Country Park today will also be able to see restored cars, trucks and motorcycles thanks to Madera...
View ArticleFairgrounds and Speedway gear up for fun-filled Saturday
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera residents looking for fun today, take note — the Madera Fairgrounds and LoanMart Madera Speedway have a day filled with events as a three-wheel motorcycle association will...
View ArticleOakhurst teen facing drug charges
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAn Oakhurst teenage has been arrested on suspicion of possessing potent prescription medication, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, authorities said Friday.Sheriff...
View ArticleSierra Vista Scenic Byway opens
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneNORTH FORK — The Sierra Vista Scenic Byway, a 100-mile journey through the Sierra National Forest adjacent to Yosemite National Park, has opened for the season.While...
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Woody Guthrie ‘Deportees’ get names back
Author(s): Associated PressFundraiser to memorialize Fresno deadTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Woody Guthrie’s deportees are finally getting their names back. The Oklahoma balladeer wrote the poignant “Deportee...
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High-speed rail contractor gets $96M more
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — The board that oversees California’s high-speed rail project voted to give its largest private contractor another $96 million and two more years to oversee...
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Almond crop to surpass 2B lbs
Author(s): Associated PressMODESTO (AP) — Federal agricultural officials are predicting another bumper crop for California’s almonds this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting that the...
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New ‘3 Strikes’ law hardly used
Author(s): Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Majorities in every California county voted last fall to scale back the state’s Three Strikes law so thousands of inmates serving life sentences for...
View ArticleFake credit card leads to arrest of 3
Author(s): Mark SmithThree suspected serial burglars from the Los Angeles area were arrested Thursday night by Madera police officers inside Home Depot after they allegedly attempted to use a...
View ArticleGang member faces attempted murder trial
Author(s): Mark SmithThe trial of a Madera man, an admitted member of the El Salvador-based Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, will continue next week for the attempted murder of an ex-member. The suspect...
View ArticleModesto judge rails against DA’s office
Author(s): Bill CoateThe Modesto judge who is presiding over the murder trials of Dustin Gran and Brittany Navarra issued an angry denunciation of Madera County District Attorney Michael Keitz and his...
View ArticleLiCalsi-Ruiz engaged
Author(s): The Madera TribuneYvonne Ruiz and Eric LiCalsi of Madera have announced plans to wed.The daughter of Carlos and Mary Ruiz of Madera is a 2005 graduate of Madera High School and a May 2013...
View ArticleMortuary director’s 40 year service noted
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneDan Whistler, president of Jay Chapel, recognized Les Riffel for 40 years of service to families in Madera. Riffel began his employment at Jay Chapel in April 1973.“As...
View ArticleYoung Writers’ Competition offering a $1,250 prize
Author(s): Bill CoateA local university is looking for some young Madera poets who want to turn their writing into dollars.The College of Letters and Science at National University’s Fresno campus has...
View ArticleChevy dominates at classic car show
Author(s): Leon EmoChevy models shined as local car enthusiasts from Madera Classic Cars brought their custom cars, hot rods and restored cars and trucks to Lions Town and Country Park on Saturday to...
View ArticleFilm on anti-woman violence to be shown
Author(s): John RiepingA film about the intentional slaying, aborting, trafficking, sterilization and neglect of females in India and Asia will be shown at 7 p.m. May 16.The Madera Soroptimist club...
View ArticleTeen scholars dine with Lions Club
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Breakfast Lions Club honored the recipients of their annual scholarship awards to the club’s meeting at Madera Golf Course late last week. The eight winners and their...
View ArticleRecent arrests as of May 6, 2013
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMario Vasquez of Madera was arrested on or about April 20 in Fresno County on suspicion of driving offenses.Nicolel Dosch of Madera was arrested on or about April 21 in...
View ArticleChildren’s Cinco de Mayo event draws 100
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA Cinco de Mayo celebration featuring child and adult speakers, dance performances, food and a sale drew nearly 100 people on Friday to the Blanche Galloway Room of Madera’s public...
View ArticleSR 99 lane, ramp closures continue
Author(s): The Madera TribuneSlow north and southbound lanes on State Route 99 and their ramps will continue to be closed nightly this week from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday.Closed will be the SR...
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