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Small Friendly Dog Shot Five Times, Left to Die in a Madera Orchard. He’s Still Fighting to Survive.

By DJ Becker

Small Friendly Dog Shot Five Times, Left to Die in a Madera Orchard. He’s Still Fighting to Survive.

Abandoned, but Healing. Meet “Hot Mess” Benny. By DJ Becker/The Madera News Warning: Photos May Be Disturbing. June 11, 2025 A starving, and seriously injured young dog was found just before dark on May 10th, collapsed, riddled with bullet holes, and struggling to survive on a rural road just south of…

Random, senseless shooting kills employee in Madera Walgreens

Random, senseless shooting kills employee in Madera Walgreens

By DJ Becker

By DJ Becker/TheMaderaNews.com March 31st, 2025 A young Madera man working at the Walgreens store on west Cleveland Avenue was randomly shot at point blank range and killed Monday night about 9:30, according to The Madera Police Department. The shooter fired at and attempted to kill other employees as they fled…

City Spared $40k Special Election Cost by Nominees’ Compromise

By DJ Becker

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…

City Council Disagreement Could Cost Taxpayers $40k, Special Election Looming.

By DJ Becker

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…

Man, 74, Mauled by Dogs in Chowchilla Slough

By DJ Becker

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…

Howard Road Flooded by Solo Vehicle Crash

Howard Road Flooded by Solo Vehicle Crash

By DJ Becker

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. …

13-Year-old Killed in Double Stabbing on Sonora Street.

By DJ Becker

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…

Pedestrian Hit and Killed Saturday on Raymond Road at Cleveland Avenue.

By DJ Becker

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…

Police Arrest and Jail Three for Illegal Fireworks, Issue Fireworks Citations to 28 Others. 26 Fires Reported.

By DJ Becker

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…

Second Sinkhole Swallows Semi Tanker

By DJ Becker

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…