Madera County News

In the rural, low-income community of Fairmead about 10 miles north of Madera, some 800 people rely on a decades-old water pump that could fail at any moment.

A Madera woman already wanted on three felony warrants has added another charge to the list -- attempted murder.

A 27-year-old man and his girlfriend, 33, both of Madera, were booked into Madera County Jail on Sunday night after two men were shot, sheriff's spokeswoman Erica Stuart said.

Two people, with ties to a Mexican Drug Cartel, are behind bars-thanks to the Madera County Sheriff's Department.

Madera County narcotics officers have seized 8.2 pounds of black tar heroin worth $300,000 and arrested two men with ties to a Mexican drug cartel, a sheriff's spokeswoman said today.

A Sanger man was arrested early Tuesday after he allegedly broke into a house and molested two children, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office reported.

A man accused of conspiring with his high school girlfriend to kill 18-year-old Krista Pike has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, Madera County District Attorney Michael Keitz said today.

High-profile Fresno defense attorney Richard Berman got into an altercation at the security check point at the Madera County Courthouse so we're doing an informal poll here at Opinion Talk.

For three years, Clovis firefighters have been responding to emergency calls in the unincorporated Tarpey Village area for $950 per call.

District 2 Supervisor Vern Moss has announced he is opening a satellite office in the City of Chowchilla.

Gary Gooden admits he mouthed off to sheriff's deputies after they told him he had to take off his belt to enter the Fresno County civil courthouse.

Madera, CA- Two Madera teens are behind bars, thanks in part to their victim. Madera Sheriff's Deputies say the two boys, identified as 19-year-old Tyler Brundage and a unidentified juvenile, broke into a car stealing the victim's cell phone and stereo.

A bitter feud over San Joaquin River restoration has cost the advocacy group Families Protecting the Valley its executive director, former Fresno Mayor Alan Autry.

A fugitive sought since 1995 on DUI charges has been taken into custody in Madera County.

In the rural, low-income community of Fairmead about 10 miles north of Madera, some 800 people rely on a decades-old water pump that could fail at any moment.

Madera County victim services learned Wednesday that it would be able to reopen its shelter for victims of domestic violence.

MADERA, Calif. a " Search warrants show Madera County prosecutors are investigating whether a county employee illegally bought and sold the belongings of people who died under the county's care.Deputy public guardian Heather Young is on administrative leave.

A doctor has questioned the competency of a Madera man accused of killing and sexually assaulting three women and trying to kill a fourth in the 1990s, and now a special hearing will be held to determine whether the man can aid in his own defense.

The attorney for a former Madera County Supervisor accused of child molestation says, his client is in the hospital with pneumonia.

As KMJ News was first to report, Harry Baker -- the 81-year-old former Madera County supervisor who is accused of lewd conduct with a 13-year-old girl -- underwent surgery on Wednesday.