Madera News

Harvest of black missions should begin about April 27, with brown turkeys following about May 1 and sierras about May 5, said Kurt Cappelluti, sales manager of Madera, Calif.-based Stellar.

A 19-year-old Fresno man was killed Tuesday after the van he was riding in crashed north of Madera.

"A group of Madera residents say they caught a burglar in the act. And they made him pay for his crime.

BridgeHead Software, a leader in healthcare data management , today announced that Children's Hospital Central California has selected the BridgeHead Health Data Management platform.

A California Highway Patrol officer walks past the charred remains of a tour bus at a CalTrans maintenance station in Willows, Calif.

A Madera man was sane when he killed a woman at the suggestion of a teenage girl who was jealous, a Stanislaus County Superior Court jury ruled Thursday.

The board that oversees the California High-Speed Rail Authority approved a new business plan to submit to state lawmakers Thursday, reflecting lower revenue projections but leaving the 2028 timeline for finishing the $68 billion bullet train unchanged despite legal setbacks that could cause delays.

Call it the Train to Nowhere. Call it Gov. Jerry Brown's ultimate folly. But next month, you might call the California high-speed rail project "under construction."

Although it's been about five months since the tribal representatives announced the recipients of the tribe's annual $1 million community grants to 31 county schools and organizations, as of Tuesday April 8, the tribe honored each pre-determined organization selected for this year’s grants with some much needed funding.

The bowling ball that was thrown at a Madera family's car is seen in a photo released Tuesday, April 8, 2014 by the Madera County Sheriff's Office.

A 23-year-old man who died from a gunshot wound is Madera's first homicide of the year, the Madera Police Department said Sunday.

Thumbs down to Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin and the Fresno City Council for ignoring a basic need of the fire department - serviceable equipment.

If you haven’t signed up with MCAlert.org yet, Sheriff Anderson strongly urges the public do so now.

Duane Tessmer, left, holds a picture of his son, Donovan, while his wife Martha Tessmer discusses the distracted-driving accident in which Donovan was killed in 2007.

Five companies have been invited to submit bids to build the second portion of California's high-speed rail line in the central San Joaquin Valley -- even before construction commences on the first 29-mile stretch.

After nearly a month-long search for a missing 93-year-old man that included an Oakland helicopter swooping over Nicasio, a San Rafael patrol boat scanning the Marin coastline, another boat searching the Corte Madera Creek and a search and rescue team retracing the steps of Robert Leslie Davis, the man's car was found wrecked and abandoned at the ... (more)

A wanted fugitive allegedly squatting in a repossessed home in Madera Ranchos was captured Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in the residence, said Madera County sheriff's spokeswoman Erica Stuart.

Despite legal challenges and opposition, California's high-speed rail plan is going forward like, well, a moving train, with plans for major construction to begin later this year on the first section of track from Madera to Freno.

Memorial's Toni Cardoza, left, takes a late throw as Memorial's Rita Solis slides into second base with a steal in their game at San Joaquin Memorial Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

The car belonging to a 93-year-old man who has been missing for five weeks was found unoccupied in West Marin on Tuesday.