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…
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DJ Becker/The Madera News September 11th, 2023 A Madera man in his late 60’s was struck by two vehicles on Madera Avenue at Maple Street Monday evening about 8:15, according to The Madera Police Department. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The man had just left the nearby market…
By DJ Becker/The Madera News June 7th, 2023 A dispute between two rival gang members resulted in a hail of bullets fired at about 3:15 Wednesday afternoon near children on the playground of Washington Elementary School. One 24-year-old man fled on foot and was shot multiple times as he ran from the gunfire. He was…
By DJ Becker/The Madera News A 27-year-old Madera man and veteran of the US Marine Corps was shot twice at close range and senselessly killed by two men walking by on Country Club Drive at Clark Street at about 11 pm on Thursday evening, January 12th, 2023 according to Madera…
By DJ Becker / The Madera News May 17th, 2022 A small vegetation fire on the north side of the Madera River Trail near the Schnoor bridge began about 4:30 pm Tuesday and was quickly blown by gusty winds across the riverbed to the south side where it burned into…
May 14th, 2022 By DJ Becker/The Madera News Madera Acres A 21-year-old Madera man with two prior arrests for DUI was charged with murder, felony hit and run, and a third DUI Saturday night after he slammed into the back of a GMC work truck at high speed on Avenue…
REBECCA MARTINEZ, County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters recently announced that a Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election will be held in Madera County, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Ballots go out to all registered voters by mail on May 9th. The following is a list of Vote Centers and Drop…
DJ Becker / The Madera News February 8th, 2022 A memo released internally on Tuesday by the office of CEO and President Nancy Hollingsworth of Saint Agnes Health announced the Fresno hospital was in talks with Madera Community Hospital to explore an affiliation. The memo indicated the two health agencies…
DJ Becker / The Madera News February 1st, 2022 A joint task force between the Madera Police Department and the California Highway Patrol recently broke up several large gatherings and cited drivers doing burnouts in intersections near Home Depot, Town and Country Park, and other locations popular for the illegal events. According…