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A kitchen fire that spread into an attic destroyed a Parkwood neighborhood house Friday afternoon at the corner of Raymond Thomas Street and San Carlos Avenue.
These hallways so often house stories of tragedy and despair. For a few hours Saturday, the third floor of the downtown courthouse instead was alive with optimism.
Harry Baker showed up for his first court appearance on Tuesday.The former Madera County Supervisor faces charges of a lewd act on a child.
Coarsegold pair killed in Hwy. 41 collision
Update Tuesday afternoon's fatal accident on Highway 41 began when an 85-year-old Coarsegold woman lost control of her car and clipped a boulder, the California Highway Patrol said.
Two killed in head-on crash on Highway 41
Transportation officials are closing more roads this week to accommodate work on Minnesota's biggest stimulus-funded road project.
Updates: Baker appears in court, pleads not guilty
Madera County civic leader Harry Baker missed his third court appearance on molestation charges because he remains extremely ill and has trouble breathing, his lawyer said Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court.
For a third year, the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians has given $1 million in grants to communities within Madera County.
Man, 58, missing in Madera County
The Tulare County Sheriff's Department has issued a missing person alert for a Lemon Cove man who was last seen by family members Monday.
Updates: Madera mayor has leukemia
Friday was the closing date for candidates filing to run on the Nov. 4 ballot. The candidacy deadline is extended to Wednesday in any race where the incumbent did not file by Friday.
Valley Air issues fireplace-use ban for Merced, Madera counties on Wednesday
Valley Air District issued its first fireplace-use ban for Merced and Madera counties.
Madera Wine Trail's Holiday Spirit Weekend
The family wineries of the Madera Wine Trail will host "Holiday Spirit Weekend" on November 14th & 15th from 10am to 5pm.
Scandals giving black eye to Madera County
A series of recent scandals have cast an unflattering light on local officials in Madera County: Both the county's auditor-controller and public guardian resigned after prosecutors began investigating them.
Madera County awash in scandals
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.
Wanted Madera Woman Nabbed for Stabbing
A Madera woman already wanted on three felony warrants has added another charge to the list -- attempted murder.
Heroin seized in Madera County bust
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.
Madera Deputies Arrest Two People Tied To Mexican Drug Cartel
Two people, with ties to a Mexican Drug Cartel, are behind bars-thanks to the Madera County Sheriff's Department.
Updates: Heroin seized in Madera County bust
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.
Dog saves family from fire after detectors fail
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.
Man pleads not guilty in '08 Pike case
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.
Was this lawyer being reasonable or a pain in the rear?
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.
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