John Rieping
Controversial quarry up for vote
A map showing the site of a proposed quarry and processing plant by the Madera Ranchos. (Courtesy of No on Austin Quarry) The five-member...
The Madera Tribune
Sheriff’s detectives bust pot enterprise
Sheriff’s Detectives on Wednesday shut down an illegal marijuana growing operation and other criminal activities in Oakhurst. After...
D. August Promnitz
New sink hole opens at Schnoor and Howard; intersection closed
The intersection of Howard Road and Schnoor Avenue, where traffic is being diverted while crews work to repair a sinkhole that opened in...
For The Madera Tribune
Busy 4th of July weekend expected at Yosemite
Yosemite National Park officials anticipate a busy Fourth of July weekend and urge visitors to arrive at the park early to avoid...
John Rieping
Scientists find deep aquifers in Valley
Under the Central Valley lies nearly three times as much fresh groundwater and four times as much drinking water than previously...
Tom Elias
Williamson Act and climate change
Back in 2007, when then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately cast about for ways to cut the deficit-ridden state budget, he suddenly...
Chuck Doud
The crisis growing in our forests
It was shocking to learn this week, through a U.S. Forest Service news release, that the Southern Sierra Nevada has a dead-tree count of...
John Rieping
First Family visiting Yosemite
Busy weekend expected at park The National Park Service will be working doubly hard this weekend, both to host President Obama and his...