COARSEGOLD - The Madera County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division has concluded a months-long investigation into allegations of sexual abuse involving a 15-year-old female victim and a local ...

CHOWCHILLA - Late Friday evening, the Merced Communications Center of the California Highway Patrol received a call of a two-vehicle traffic collision involving a police vehicle on State Route 152 at ...

FRESNO - Martin Joseph Avila, 66, of Longmont, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to ...

FRESNO - Former Sanger Police Department Officer J. DeShawn Torrence, 41, was sentenced today by visiting U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson to five consecutive life sentences for sexually ...

FRESNO - Fresno restaurant operator Robert “Bobby” Salazar, 63, has been arrested on a federal complaint for arson of commercial property and arson in furtherance of a felony for directing a ...

FRESNO - Joseph Castro, former Fresno State president and California State University (CSU) chancellor, for whom it was reported last week began hospice care, has passed away at the age of 58 after a ...

FRESNO - The Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury in Fresno returned a five-count indictment yesterday charging former California Superior Court Judge Adolfo Corona, 66, with federal ...

MADERA – Madera County’s chief administrator, Jay Varney, announces his retirement, punctuating a decorated career of public service for over four decades. Varney, who also served as Madera County ...

Michael Wayne King (70) With deep sorrow and grateful remembrance, we announce the passing of Michael “Mike” Wayne King, who departed this earthly life at the age of 70 on August 7, 2025, in Fresno, ...

MADERA - The Madera District Fair presented by Valley Children's Healthcare will open its gates in less than a month for its 2025 season, but it's never too early to start your planning and save some ...

FRESNO - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Jashanpreet Singh, 26, of Lodi, charging him with unlawful dealing of firearms; unlawful possession of a machine gun; and ...

BASS LAKE - It was a sad ending to the disappearance of a beloved member of the Bass Lake community, Robert 'Bob' Boyajian. Today, Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue delivered an extensive update on ...