By DJ Becker/The Madera News January 16th, 2025 Calls and emails from concerned Madera residents managed to help resolve the city council’s divisive and potentially costly issue of filling the vacant seat in District 1, after the council impasse and the cost of the special election came to light. Many…
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By DJ Becker/The Madera News January 13th, 2025 In an apparent repeat of the city council division and costly gridlock that started in 2020, the Madera City Council appears to again be unable to agree on an appointment to fill the 2-year term vacancy left by the November election of CeCe…
By DJ Becker/The Madera News December 30th, 2024 December 25th took a tragic turn for a 74-year-old man reportedly walking near a homeless encampment in the creek bed slough near State Route 99 in Chowchilla. The victim, who may have been homeless, was reportedly pulled to the ground by 4…
19-Year-Old Driver Shears Off Fire Hydrant, Floods Howard Road. By DJ Becker/The Madera News November 1st, 2024 A white 2020 Mustang, driven by a 19-year-old Madera man slammed into a fire hydrant as he pulled away from the light, reportedly doing burnouts at Pine Street about 9 AM on Friday. …
By DJ Becker/The Madera News July 6th, 2024 Two teenage boys, 13 and 15, attending a quinceanera party Saturday night were stabbed during a fight just before midnight in the 1300 block of Sonora Street, according to Madera Police. Both boys were taken to a Fresno hospital, where the 13-year-old died…
By DJ Becker / The Madera News July 7th, 2024 A 53-year-old man walking across Raymond Road just north of Cleveland Avenue was struck and killed by a vehicle at about 9:15 pm on Saturday, July 6th, according to The Madera Police, and more information is requested from any witnesses…
By DJ Becker/The Madera News July 5th, 2024 Madera Police received 234 calls for service from 7 pm the evening of July 4th, until 7 am the next morning according to Police Cmdr. Josiah Arnold. “Three arrests were also made for DUI. Officers responded to at least 80 calls with…
Crews lift an empty semi tanker out of a large 20-foot-deep sinkhole near the intersection of Pecan Avenue and Granada Drive Monday afternoon. The driver sustained minor injuries. Residents are questioning whether the busy commercial road is safe to drive on. The incident is the second in the last week…
By DJ Becker/The Madera News June 4th, 2024 An alert area resident narrowly missed driving into a 20-foot deep sinkhole filled with sewage in the middle of Avenue 13, in the area of Road 24 about 4:30 pm on Sunday. According to Madera Public Works Operations Director Ismael Hernandez,…
March 20th, 2024 By DJ Becker/The Madera News A 50-year-old Madera woman is lucky to be alive after being carjacked, kidnapped, and assaulted by a violent registered sex offender Wednesday afternoon at about 1:30 near her home near Yosemite Avenue and L Streets. The victim was raped and seriously injured while…