Madera News

Several varieties of fresh, sweet cherries are abundant during summer months. Photo by: Cathie Campbell / The Madera Tribune Ah, fresh cherries! It's hard to resist a bowl full of the sweet little fruits.

After four decades of serving the people of Madera County in law enforcement Lt.

When Sen. Robert F. Kennedy came to Madera in 1968, to campaign for US president, Madera Mayor John Wells was right behind him, literally.

Tyler DeYoung, 14, helps his uncle Joe Zigler, manager of Pyrospectacular, clean a firework canister of debris as a safety measure in preparation for the 4th of July celebration at the Municipal Golf Course.

Bags of processed marijuana lie in the bed of a pickup truck after seizure by law enforcement.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has quietly dropped plans to study another potential location for a Madera County casino, in a reversal that saves valuable time for the North Fork Rancheria project.

City Council Member Sam Armentrout says he has decided to run for a fifth term. City Council Member Robert Poythress has decided to run for a second term.

Less than a week after Cathedral City Fire Division Chief Robert VanNortrick returned from fighting a fire in Chico, another desert team was dispatched to help firefighters in northern California.

Madera Sheriff's Deputies want to know whether you're missing a "substantial amount of cash?" The question comes after deputies were called to an Oakhurst Von's Tuesday morning, where they found the cash.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ragnetti were guests of honor to a celebration of their 70th wedding anniversary on Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the First Southern Baptist Church, 711 Nebraska Ave.

The rebuilt and freshly painted storefronts at the refurbished Ace Hi Plaza on Yosemite have recently come under fire for being too loud a color scheme, according to Jim Taubert, executive director of the ...

A RED grape seed extract that packs the punch of red wine - without the alcohol - could help protect against memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease, research in mice suggests.

Jessica Uribe, 7, left, waits her turn while Jasmine Polanco, 8, uses the computer during a day camp at the Pan Am Center.

The Madera Breakfast Lions installed new officers and directors at their annual Installation and Awards dinner on Saturday.

Navy Seaman Recruit Pierre Cortes, son of Maria R. Torres of Madera and Salvador Basave of Madera, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

A weather temperature inversion and calm wind conditions caused the community of Oakhurst and surrounding areas to be shrouded in heavy smoke Tuesday.

The Clovis Police Department is warning homeowners in new developments to watch out for vehicle burglars, according to a department report.

It wasn't a matter of if, only a matter of when. The Mountain Area fire season kicked off in a hurry over the weekend when a lightning storm Saturday afternoon caused more than two dozen fires.

Heavy smoke plumes from remote, mountainous wildland fires can be seen from north Madera County on Sunday.

CalFire says that approximately 120 area firefighters based in San Diego County are getting ready for deployment to Northern California to fight hundreds of fires.