KERMAN - Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have obtained a murder arrest warrant for 53-year-old Salvador Rizo Pacheco of Kerman. He is described as 5’8”, 265 lbs. Detectives ...

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 - George Thomas, 72, formerly of Fresno and Clovis, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for selling thousands of stolen catalytic converters for millions of dollars in profits and ...

FRESNO - Michael Dickens, 59, of Clovis, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to 12.5 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempted ...

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– The Madera District Fair is turning up the volume September 4–7, 2025, with the All Free Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Estrella Jalisco and unforgettable nights of live music ...

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 ...

FRESNO - Kelo White, 44, of Fresno, was sentenced today to seven years and six months in prison for illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez ...

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 ...

EDITORIAL - Many media outlets are reporting that individuals who discharge illegal fireworks may face fines of up to $ 3,000 per firework found at their residence. But those of you lighting these ...