Homeless woman found dead
A homeless Madera woman was found dead late Monday night in the 200 block of north G Street, near 4th Street, according to the Madera Police Department. The incident is being investigated as a homicide. Joanne Michelle Otero, 41, was found with numerous injuries to her neck and upper torso and was laying on a […]
Weekend DUI checkpoint to be held
The Madera Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Saturday, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. DUI checkpoints like this are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment, […]
Pistoresi saw the murder of Pickett
Pete Pistoresi was the founder of Pistoresi Chevrolet and Olds in Chowchilla, and before that he worked for Conrad Shebelut in Madera. Back in those days they called him “Chevrolet Pete,” because he once set a record for selling cars. Long before he got into the automobile business, however, Pete worked for his father, Adolph, […]
Opinion: PUC revives dirty power plants
More than a year ago, beachgoers and surfers in the areas around four aged California natural-gas-burning power plants were promised they would be closed by this time. But they’re all still operating. The four power plants — three owned by Virginia-based AEG Corp. and one by GenOn Energy, a spinoff from Texas-based NRG Energy — […]