MADERA COUNTY – A lawsuit filed by a former deputy district attorney against the County of Madera and the District Attorney’s Office has been settled, announced Madera County District Attorney Michael R. Keitz on Friday, Oct. 26. The lawsuit alleged that the employee had been the subject of retaliation for supporting the political campaign of a rival for the District ...

Learning to drive is a challenge, one that begins before teens ever put foot to pedal. The process of getting a license to operate a motor vehicle may be confusing, and requires navigating a series of steps in the proper order. Ray Delgatto is an expert on the subject of teen driving. He and wife Tami own All American Mountain ...

MADNET agents arrest 11 suspects, seize pounds of pot and a stolen weapon MADERA COUNTY – Eleven people are behind bars facing felony drug charges following two simultaneous raids in the Madera area on Thursday, Oct. 25. Madera County Narcotics Enforcement Team (MADNET) agents, along with Madera County Sheriff’s Deputies and Madera Police Officers, busted a grow site and then ...

MADERA COUNTY – Daniel Keith McGrew, 42, of Madera, is behind bars after selling nearly a half-dozen stolen steel beams to a recycling shop, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office.

MADERA — Victor Yslas, 32, of Fresno, was convicted on Oct. 16, of seven felony counts, including kidnaping, sexual assault and possession of pornographic photographs of a child under the age of 14, announced Madera County District Attorney Michael R. Keitz.

Guest Columnist Susie Tomlinson invites everyone to “Keep Our Mountains Beautiful – Our country is a very special place. We have many natural resources, freedom, and opportunities. Despite these great attributes, many of us take them for granted. Recently I traveled to British Columbia, Canada on vacation. While traveling in B.C. I noticed that the people of this country value ...

MARIPOSA — Two detention officers have been promoted to fill vacancies at the sergeant and lieutenant levels at the 58-bed maximum security Mariposa County jail.

Cal Fire lifts statewide outdoor burn ban – local bans still in effect. SACRAMENTO – California’s first significant rainfall of the season, combined with cooler temperatures, has allowed Cal Fire to lift the statewide burn ban effective Monday, Oct. 22. Cal Fire had suspended all residential burn permits and various types of outdoor burning within the 31 million acres of ...

OAKHURST — When the crew at Oakhurst Door and Millwork showed up for work on Monday, Oct 15., they were not really able to get to work. Someone had entered the business overnight and stolen their computers. “We’re pretty sure we know who did it,” said manager Marcus Leyva. “But we can’t prove it.”

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson is issuing a fraud alert concerning letters naming the recipients as inheritors of a trust account, purportedly belonging to a recently deceased distant relative.