Valley airports receive millions in federal grants
Author(s): Mark SmithTwo Central Valley airports will receive more than $4 million in federal grants to improve safety and update facilities, Congressman Jim Costa announced in a press release...
View ArticleHunter caused devastating Rim Fire, authorities say
Author(s): Mark SmithA team of investigators pointed the finger at a hunter’s illegal campfire Thursday as the cause of the fourth-largest wildfire in California history, debunking rumors that illicit...
View ArticleBe sure you see Harley, the gargantuan half-ton pig
Author(s): Mark SmithFittingly, he’s not far from the barbecue standFrom the smell of funnel cakes and tri-tip wafting across walkways to the bright lights of Ferris Wheels and merry-go-rounds, the...
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No charges for man who shot Fresno firefighter
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Fresno police say the homeowner who shot a firefighter in the leg won’t face any charges. Police spokesman Jaime Rios told the Fresno Bee the homeowner mistook...
View ArticleAvenue 12 on-ramp closure extended
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe daytime weekday closures of the northbound State Route 99 on-ramp on Avenue 12 will be continue for the rest of the year, according to the state Department of...
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School evacuated due to explosive
Author(s): Associated PressBAKERSFIELD (AP) — Authorities say they evacuated students and staff from a Bakersfield high school after finding an explosive device in a student’s locker. Kern County...
View ArticleRim Fire now third largest in state history
Author(s): Mark SmithA stretch of State Route 120 and the Yosemite National Park entrance along it reopened Friday, even as a rampaging inferno within California’s Sierra Nevada grew to the third...
View ArticleHuge marijuana grow busted near State Route 99
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera County authorities continued work Friday to clean up the remnants of a large-scale marijuana growing operation about a mile west of State Route 99, Madera County Sheriff...
View ArticleNorth Fork man arrested for murder
Author(s): Mark SmithA North Fork man was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of murdering his brother, who reportedly disappeared from their shared home two weeks ago.Marc McMurrain Jr., 35, was...
View Article‘Kidnapping’ of former supe false
Author(s): Mark SmithIn the latest bizarre twist surrounding former Madera County supervisor Harry Baker, a series of phone calls made to authorities from shortly after midnight Friday said he had been...
View ArticleMadera girl raises hundreds of dollars for Children’s Hospital
Author(s): Elsa MejiaWith the help of her schoolmates, a 9-year-old Madera girl raised hundreds of dollars in change for Children’s Hospital Central California as part of a radiothon hosted by a Fresno...
View ArticleLions serve at annual Buyers’ Luncheon
Author(s): Leon EmoIn a shady grove at the Madera Fairgrounds, just as their past Breakfast Lions Club members have done since the early 1970s, George Hatfield, Scott Gonzalez, Gerry Sullivan and a...
View ArticleMurder victim’s body identified
Author(s): Mark SmithHuman remains found at a North Fork home late last week were identified Monday by Madera County Sheriff John Anderson, with both the victim’s brother and sister-in-law behind bars...
View Article‘Nuttin’ but fun!’ draws smaller crowds
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe four-day run of the 2013 Madera District Fair last week drew about 52,000 people to the fairgrounds. Attendance to “Nuttin’ but fun!” was slightly down from last year, said Tom...
View ArticleOfficials issue alert as Valley air worsens
Author(s): Mark SmithIn response to smoke from massive wildfires and conditions that increase ozone levels, air officials issued an alert for Monday through Wednesday for all eight counties of the San...
View ArticleAutism brought to light in video, on shirts
Author(s): Mark SmithJosh Thornton, a senior Madera High School student working towards his Eagle Scout rank with the Boy Scouts of America, describes himself as severely autistic and has had to deal...
View ArticleNominations open for fall landscape award
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Beautification Committee and the Madera Parks and Community Services Department are accepting nominations for the fall 2013 “Madera Beautiful” Residential Landscape Award....
View ArticleForest Service: Rim Fire cost reaches $100 million
Author(s): Mark SmithThe third-largest wildfire in California history spread to nearly 400 square miles in size Tuesday and the cost of fighting the towering inferno broke the $100 million mark, the...
View ArticleSupervisors approve hefty water rate increase
Author(s): Mark SmithIt’s been 18 years since residents of the Parkwood special districts on Madera’s southern edge have felt the effects from what the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved on...
View ArticleZumbathon to aid local fighting 2 diseases
Author(s): Elsa MejiaSome local residents are set to shake and shuffle as they bring in money to help a Maderan who has been diagnosed with lupus and cancer.Lupus, a chronic, autoimmune disease that...
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