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13 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star

Debbie Croft: Classic boat show this weekend at Bass Lake

The Antique and Classic Wooden Boat Show will be held this weekend at the Bass Lake Marina and Pines Resort.

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Related Topix: Bass Lake, CA, Marina, CA, Oakhurst, CA, Columbia, CA, Home Gardening, Home

19 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Wildfire near Yosemite destroys home, buildings

State fire officials in Madera County say the fire at Yosemite Lakes Park broke out shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday and quickly grew to 91 acres, burning one home and threatening 40 other homes and buildings.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Yosemite Lakes, CA

Sun May 19, 2013

CBS 47

Yosemite Lakes Area Fire Threatens Homes

A wildfire in the the Yosemite Lake Park area has already destroyed one home and others are still threatened.

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Related Topix: Yosemite Lakes, CA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Thu May 16, 2013

Planetizen

On Density, California Bucks the Nation

A new Census Bureau report finds population going down everywhere in the country -- except California, where it's going up in most metropolitan areas, especially smaller ones.

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Related Topix: California

Wed May 15, 2013

KSEE-TV Fresno

Walk & Roll to Help Homeless Veterans

A large group of employees and veterans came out to take a lap around the VA hospital in support of veterans without homes.

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Related Topix: Fresno, CA

The Fresno Bee

Updates: Fresno couple awarded $1.4m in Kerman fraud case

A Fresno couple were awarded more than $1.4 million in Fresno County Superior Court after they claimed a Kerman real estate broker defrauded them out of thousands of dollars for a building project that never was completed.

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Related Topix: Fresno, CA, Kerman, CA, San Luis Obispo, CA

Tue May 14, 2013

Sierra Star

Two Mountain Area sheriffa s department employees honored

Madera County Sheriff John Anderson announced Tuesday, May 14 that two members of the Madera County Sheriff’s Office have been selected, by their peers, as employees of the year.

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Mon May 13, 2013

KMPH-TV Fresno

Caught On Camera: Madera Teen Nabbed For Home Heist

Madera County Sheriff's deputies say 18-year-old Tyler David Johnson broke into a home in Bonadelle Ranchos and got away with birth certificates, social security cards, four rifles, a hunting bow, four BB guns and a digital camera.

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Related Topix: Cameras

The Fresno Bee

Madera County fire burns 40 acres, 25% contained

A fire burning north of Beasore Creek and three miles off the Sierra Vista Scenic Byway in Madera County is 25% under control after burning about 40 acres, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Cal Fire

Range Fire (Madera County) Started 5/12/2013, updated 5/12/2013

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protecton is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.

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Sat May 11, 2013

The Fresno Bee

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.

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Related Topix: Fresno, CA, Fresno County, CA, Madera, CA

Fri May 10, 2013

Sierra Star

North Fork fire station dedicated

A new volunteer fire station in North Fork — a community goal many years in the making — has become a reality, celebrated Friday morning with more than 100 people during a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting for Station 11.

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Related Topix: North Fork, CA, Fire

The Fresno Bee

Updates: Child shares dad's marijuana treats with classmates, Madera County sheriff says

A 35-year-old Madera County man is in jail after his middle school child took snack treats laced with marijuana and shared them with classmates, the Madera County Sheriff's Department said.

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Related Topix: Drugs

KMPH-TV Fresno

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.

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Related Topix: Madera, CA

Sierra Star

Homeless ministry

These are just some of the reasons we hear when people ask to stay for free in our spare bedroom .

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Thu May 09, 2013

Sierra Star

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)

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, Madera, CA, State Prisons, Central California Women's Facility

Sierra Star

Political sausage

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.

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Related Topix: Madera, CA, North Fork, CA

CBS 47

Justice for Krista Pike

On Wednesday, frustrated family and friends of a murdered Madera teen, Krista Pike, gathered to hold a rally.

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Related Topix: Madera, CA

Wed May 08, 2013

The Fresno Bee

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.

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Related Topix: Madera, CA, Fresno, CA, Fresno County, CA, Kingsburg, CA

Tue May 07, 2013

KSEE-TV Fresno

California Water Crisis Part Two

INTRO: CALIFORNIA WATER COMES FROM TWO SOURCES. RAIN AND SNOW WHICH FALLS MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND FROM UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS.

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Related Topix: Fresno County, CA, Fresno, CA