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Sexually Violent Predator Prisoner Released to Madera County by Judge Stephanie Jamieson
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Three More Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Convicted of RICO Charges
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Fresno Man Indicted for Receiving Child Pornography
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99 Cents Only Stores Announces Going-Out-of-Business Sale Across All Locations
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Former Madera Mayor and Community Leader Passes at 86: Margaret “Marge” Medellin
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USPS Celebrates the Former First Lady’s Life and Legacy of Candor: Stamp Honors Betty ...
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Fresno Unified School District Completes a 17.5 MW Solar Energy Project
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Former Redevelopment Director Passes: James Taubert (71)
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“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Trafficking Organization in Tulare County
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Federal Jury Convicts Fresno Man of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
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Artak Vardanyan, 40, of Burbank, was sentenced today to 11 months in prison for conspiring to ...
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Prison Officials Investigating the Death of Prisoner as a Homicide
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Madera Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine
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Elias Hernandez-Valencia, 48, a Mexican national residing in Madera, was sentenced Monday, ...
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Reports Over $169 Million in Civil and Criminal Collections in ...
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Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Passport Fraud by Assuming the Identity of a Deceased Child
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Kenneth Laitman, aka John Rodman, 79, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to passport fraud, U.S. ...
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Three More Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Convicted of RICO Charges
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Following a nine-week trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, three members of the Aryan ...
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Fresno Man Indicted for Receiving Child Pornography
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99 Cents Only Stores Announces Going-Out-of-Business Sale Across All Locations
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Former Madera Mayor and Community Leader Passes at 86: Margaret “Marge” Medellin
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Former City of Madera Mayor and community leader Margaret “Marge” M. Medellin passed away on March 31, 2024, at 86. ...
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Former Redevelopment Director Passes: James Taubert (71)
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