Madera News

Madera County Sheriff John Anderson is warning resident to beware of a new check cashing scam.

The woman frantically ran to the window, threw it open, and yelled for all she was worth; it was a good thing, for otherwise, she might have been burned alive.

A local man and his wife were found dead at their home Sunday afternoon in what sheriff's deputies suspect was a murder/suicide. The bodies of Leslie Gillis, 51, and Gerald Gillis, 61, were discovered by their daughter about 4:30 p.m. on San Bruno Avenue in the Parkwood area, which is just outside Madera City limits.

Army Reserve Pfc. Carla N. Aguilar has graduated from nine weeks of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC.

An 18-year-old Clovis man was arrested Sunday evening on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, police said.

Fresno police and sheriff's deputies cordoned off several blocks in east-central Fresno late Friday after an exchange of fire between police officers and at least one gunman.

A man fatally shot his wife and two children and killed himself in a home in a gated community in suburban Orlando, authorities said Monday.

A shiny new metal building stands behind a bright blue wrought fence on Road 24 near Avenue 19.

This is a BIG weekend for quilting fans. The Heart Of California Quilters' Guild is sponsoring its biannual quilt show, "A Harvest of Quilts," Saturday and Sunday in Madera.

Two men were arrested Sunday on drug charges after officers from the California Highway Patrol say they saw the pair preparing to inhale a white substance on Gateway Drive and Ninth Street.

Madera police are investigating a gang-related shooting Monday night in which two people were wounded.

Tragedy struck a family vacationing at Bass Lake on Wednesday when their 14-year-old son fell into a creek and drowned.

The WIC certified Madera farmers' market in Courthouse Park, 210 West Yosemite Ave., opens Thursday and every Thursday through Aug.

The Madera County Sheriff's Department is searching for relatives of Eugene Smith, 67, who died June 16.

From left, Monic Asenjo-Wilhite, RN, and Gloria Williams, RN, accept honors from their peers for excellence in patient care and community service.

The following is a partial list of felony arrests recorded by the Madera County Department of Corrections on Tuesday.

Gary Allan, Good Charlotte, Peter Frampton are in the lineup.We're getting close to fair season and the concert options are growing.

So far, water not delivered due to the so-called delta smelt decisions, in which water is not pumped into the canal system that serves West side farmers and others, amounts to some 480,000 acre feet , according to Madera Irrigation District General Manager Lance Johnson.

The Madera District Chamber of Commerce has selected longtime farmer Albert Cosyns as the Senior Farmer of the Year.

Big Brothers Big Sisters organization celebrated its 40 year anniversary of providing service to valley families Friday evening in Fresno.