Madera News

Showers and thunder that awoke Valley residents are likely to continue through the week, according to the National Weather Service.

The debate is once again heating up surrounding construction of a new Native American casino.

A Madera man is facing felony charges after thousands of sexually explicit images of children and childrens' undergarments are found in his home.

A 47-year-old Madera man was arrested today on suspicion of possessing child pornography, the Madera County Sheriff's Department said.

A Madera man is facing felony charges after thousands of sexually explicit images of children and childrens' undergarments are found in his home.

Five Madera residents were arrested late Wednesday night in connection with operating a fake driver license and identification card mill, the Department of Motor Vehicles announced.

Caltrans is warning drivers that the north bound lanes of Highway 99 in Madera between Cleveland Avenue and Avenue 17 from 11:00 pm tonight until 5:00 a.m. Tuesday due to construction.

A portion of northbound Highway 99 in Madera will be closed for construction tonight and possibly Tuesday night, according to Caltrans.

The new Little Black Dress Boutique in northwest Fresno is stocked with a rainbow of formal dresses.

A man arrested nearly 20 times in the past three years on burglary, theft and drug charges was taken into custody again Thursday by Fresno police.

A Madera County correctional officer, who is the brother of a top Fresno police official, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Fresno County Superior Court to charges that include burglary and lying to police about being a carjacking victim.

The owner of Houlding Precision Firearms comes from a long line of Madera farmers.

Fresno police are investigating the explosion of a chemical bomb in central Fresno, the third such incident in several months in the area.

Gov. Jerry Brown is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for his tax campaign from California Indian tribes at the same time many tribes are seeking to renegotiate lucrative gambling compacts with him.

The fugitive was pulled over at Clinton & Marks at around 11:00 p.m. Officers found a $25,000 warrant issued for his arrest out of Madera County.

A major collision on Highway 41 in the Madera foothills forced the closure of the highway for several hours this morning, the California Highway Patrol said.

Two companies out nearly $4,000 each aren't yet ready to celebrate the capture of man connected to a counterfeit ring because, according to Sheriff John Anderson, the investigation is far from over.

Two people were killed in a fiery crash Saturday night when their 1995 Chevy Astro Van ran a stop sign and was broadsided by a pickup truck just west of Sanger, the California Highway Patrol said.

The day-care center at Children's Hospital Central California will close this summer because it loses money, the hospital said.

In Sacramento, the average pay in legal occupations is $98,490, or about $47.35 an hour.