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Madera Kids to Get Early Jump on Career Choices at New School

August 19, 2019

Madera Unified School District's newest middle school is designed to give students a head start on careers such as nurse, florist, computer programmer, plumber, and museum curator. The district held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday on the site of the Conc...

School Is Starting. Slow Down for Kids!

Nancy Price

August 12, 2019

New school buildings, new principals, new reading labs, new sports facilities, more money for special education: There's a whole lot of "new" for Fresno, Clovis, Central, Visalia and Madera students, parents an...

What’s New for Students Heading Back to School? Plenty!

Nancy Price

August 8, 2019

Video Shows Tense Scene Between Suspect, Madera Officer

gvwire

July 25, 2019

It was a tense moment: A suspect in a stolen car, followed by a Madera police officer, suddenly skids to a stop and pops out of the vehicle. Dashcam video shows the suspect raising his hand "as if he was pointing a gun." Dashcam video on the patrol car o...

Madera Pharmacist Arrested on Opioid Trafficking Charges

Bill McEwen

April 16, 2019

A Madera pharmacist and two Fresno men were arrested Tuesday for allegedly engaging in a conspiracy to distribute the opioids oxycodone and hydrocodone, according to federal officials. The arrests followed a...

Board Flip-Flops on River Access Plan, More Delays Ahead

David Taub

February 27, 2019

Brett Frazier stormed out of Fresno City Hall chambers, his face as red as his hair. Angry, he didn’t want to talk about the previous five hours chairing the San Joaquin River Conservancy Board meeting. ...

Chavez Says Fresno Growth Plan Is a Dud. Wants Fixes in 2019.

Bill McEwen

December 18, 2018

Luis Chavez has seen enough of the 4-year-old Fresno General Plan to conclude that it's not working nearly well enough. He sees residential housing exploding in Clovis, Madera, and other surrounding cities, and calculates the extra miles traveled daily by p...

Habitat for Humanity Puts Affordable Housing Within Reach

gvwire

December 14, 2018

Worrying about rats biting you while you sleep in your home is not what anyone would call living the American Dream. Unfortunately, that scenario is something Matthew Grundy finds all too prevalent in the Fr...

Heng Attacks Costa. He Fires Back With His Own Shots.

David Taub

October 18, 2018

Has Rep. Jim Costa done enough for the Central Valley? That appears to be one of the defining questions of the veteran Democrat's race against Republican challenger Elizabeth Heng. The incumbent congressm...

Central Valley Holocaust Survivor Shares His Story

David Taub

April 9, 2018

This Thursday (April 12), the world recognizes Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. For Ephraim Hadjis of Madera, it is a time of horror he will never forget. Hadjis was born in Greece. He thinks it was 1943, making him 75 years old today. But, in truth,...

Special Teams, Missed Opportunities End Bulldogs' Upset Bid

Fresno Unified Trustees to Vote on Pay Raise — for Themselves

Children’s Hospital Goes All in With 128-Bed Mental Health Unit

UC President Janet Napolitano Announces Plans to Step Down

Behind Newsom's Break with Democrats on Environmental ‘Trump Insurance’ Bill

Slatic Opponents Looking for Cash to Fuel Recall Campaign

CA College Students Shell Out $2K a Month for Housing, Books, Food Alone

Why Community-Owned Grocery Stores Like Co-Ops Are the Best Recipe for Revitalizing Food Deserts

Raiders Beat Broncos 24-16 in First Game After Brown’s Release

Cougar Goes Inside California House, Lies Down in Bathroom

Boxing Champ Ramirez Emotional at Statue Unveiling

49ers Return Home After Successful Road Trip to Start Season

Farms, the Environment, and the Future of Water

Walters: Newsom Bucks His Party on Water

CA College Students Shell Out $2K a Month for Housing, Books, Food Alone

Walters: Housing Action Just Half-a-Loaf

Can You Hear Us Now? Give the GV Wire 'Listen' Feature a Try.

NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Does NW Fresno Need Homeless Shelter? Council Candidates Weigh In

Vow to Ban Assault Weapons Gives O’Rourke Debate Breakout

Democratic Debate: Top 2020 Contenders Finally on the Same Stage

Debate Offers Harris Chance to Regain Momentum in 2020 Race

Madera Kids to Get Early Jump on Career Choices at New School

School Is Starting. Slow Down for Kids!

What’s New for Students Heading Back to School? Plenty!

Video Shows Tense Scene Between Suspect, Madera Officer

Madera Pharmacist Arrested on Opioid Trafficking Charges

Board Flip-Flops on River Access Plan, More Delays Ahead

Chavez Says Fresno Growth Plan Is a Dud. Wants Fixes in 2019.

Habitat for Humanity Puts Affordable Housing Within Reach

Heng Attacks Costa. He Fires Back With His Own Shots.

Central Valley Holocaust Survivor Shares His Story

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