Madera County

Madera County inmate pleads guilty to $100,000 scheme …

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Rancho Cucamonga couple rescued after wife fell into creek, …

A couple from Rancho Cucamonga was rescued by California Highway Patrol in Madera County after a woman slipped into Willow Creek and her husband jumped in to rescue her. (Madera County Sheriff's Office)

Mistakes by California bullet train contractors trigger …

A bridge in Madera County crucial to the bullet train project, shown in summer 2020, had a serious problem with corroded tension strands that broke in December 2019. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Madera County school official resigns after posting picture …

Sara Wilkins, former president of the Madera County Board of Education, is seen in a photo posted to the county’s superintendent of schools website.

Hiker trapped in whirlpool is rescued by off-duty CHP …

An off-duty officer saves a 24-year-old hiker who was trapped in a whirlpool near Bass Lake in Madera County on May 9, 2020. (CHP via CNN)

Health officials report 1st case of coronavirus in Central …

This transmission electron microscope image shows the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML)

Driver Fleeing Fresno Police Dies After Airborne Car Flies …

A driver trying to flee police died after going airborne over the San Joaquin River on Jan. 20, 2020. (Credit: KSEE/KGPE)

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Officers Catch Emu After Brief Chase on Highway Near …

Officers catch an emu after a brief chase on Highway 99 near Fresno on Sep. 13, 2019. (Credit: California Highway Patrol)

Glendora Man Falls 300 Feet to His Death While Hiking …

Mount Banner and Mount Ritter are seen reflecting off Garnet Lake, about 2 1/2 miles north of Iceberg Lake, in a stock photo. (Credit: RMB Images / Photography by Robert Bowman via Getty Images)

Pregnant Woman Arrested on DUI Charges in Fatal Madera …