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Judge to hear lawsuit over high-speed rail bonds
State officials on Thursday agreed to drop a request to consolidate all lawsuits challenging California's use of voter-approved high-speed rail bonds, allowing a trial seeking to stop their sale to begin later this month Opponents of the $68 billion bullet train project and attorneys for the California High-Speed Rail Authority submitted their ... (more)
Slight realignment changes in Gov. Jerry Brown's new budget proposal
In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo a new inmate housing unit is seen near completion at the Madera County Jail in Madera, Calif.
Central Valley to get relief from triple-digit heat
Fresno's high temperature Monday broke the century mark for the second day in a row, but relief is on the way.
Local: Fresno rent-a-cops benefits officers and police department
Fresno Police officer Antonio Route is assigned to the Fresno Area Express beat, but a concertgoer might run into him working a detail at the Save Mart Center.
Business: The Boardroom for Sunday, May 12
Does your company have a new hire, promotion, personnel change or important achievement to announce? The Bee welcomes submissions to this column.
California Assemblymember Marie Waldron says "If only the bullet train could carry water..."
"Water issues have long been a matter of intense debate in California. As the nation's leading agricultural state, as well as its most populous, California's thirst has become almost unquenchable.
Infection Files: When Valley Fever strikes with fury
Many Californians know the usual course of "Valley Fever," a soil-borne blight whose medical name is coccidioidomycosis, or "cocci" for short.
Immigrant raid rumor fuels fear in Central Calif.
The rumor spread like wildfire via phone calls, text messages and social media postings and has persisted now for more than three weeks: Immigration agents are rounding up unauthorized workers in Central California farming communities.
Parent Charged In Middle School Pot Incident
The father of a Madera middle-school student accused of bringing pot-laced Rice Krispies to school is now charged with a variety of felonies.
Grand Jury critical of DA's Office
The Madera County Grand Jury recently criticized the Madera County District Attorney's Office, stating the office has not prosecuted a majority of alleged crimes committed within the Madera County jail, resulting in a "safety issue for officers and inmates." In its recent reports, the Grand Jury also stated that the Madera County Department of ... (more)
It is said that if you ever saw how sausage was made, you would never eat it. And so it was that after watching the proceedings of the State Assembly Organizational Committee in Sacramento last Wednesday I felt sickness in my stomach and disillusionment in my heart.
On Wednesday, frustrated family and friends of a murdered Madera teen, Krista Pike, gathered to hold a rally.
Local: San Joaquin Valley's Highway 99 to get six lanes
Motorists who regularly travel Highway 99 between Fresno and Madera know the frustrations and white-knuckle moments that congestion can create in the highway's tight, two-lane stretch.
Farmers markets: Fresh as all outdoors
There is perhaps no better place to buy fresh, locally grown food than at a farmers market.
Police Blotter: Burglar in rural San Mateo County removes garage door, takes items from car
Leeward and Poplar drives, 9:12 p.m. Monday A male walked to the hospital after being shot.
Rosewood Sand Hill Pastry Chef Mellisa Root talks about her passion for her craft
Mellisa Root, who grew up in Idaho, joined the staff at Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park as Executive Pastry Chef last fall.
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Corte Madera, Calif.-based RH has opened The Gallery at Keystone in Indianapolis.
Thomas Elias: L.A.'s HOV toll lanes and the state bullet train
Gov. Jerry Brown, construction labor unions and some others are determined to proceed with California's nascent bullet train, with the first tracks scheduled to be laid later this year between Madera and the south end of Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley.