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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,...

Saturday Drama: Brexit Battle to be Decided in UK Parliament

Woman Charged in Boyfriend’s Suicide Pleads Not Guilty

FBI Lawyer Suspected of Altering Russia Probe Document

Trump Insists on Debunked Ukraine Theory, Despite Testimony

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Should Fresno Unified Use PLAs to Build Schools?

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Bulldogs Will Retire Paul George's Jersey at Home Opener

Pollstar Says U2 Top Touring Act Over the Last Decade

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

Hyder Stays Hot, But Bulldogs Fall to Gaels

Special-Needs Advocates Pack 1-2 Punch With BREN Clinic

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

Can Gen Z Figure Out How to End Islamophobia?

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

2020 Democratic Candidates Pledge Support to LGBTQ Community

Leading White Democrats Court Black Votes; Some Find Trouble

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems

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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