CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (KFSN) — A North Valley high school will soon have to change its mascot but the city hopes to keep the legacy alive with honorary street signs. The city council approved a plan to place Redskin Way signs above the street where Chowchilla Union High School was founded. After almost a century Chowchilla…

Ron Thomas is a third-generation graduate of the Chowchilla High School Redskins, class of ’87. His son is a senior there now and a member of the last Chowchilla High School football team that will be called the Redskins. Chowchilla is one of four high schools in California that has a Redskins mascot. But by…

***Armed Robbery Alert*** Madera PD Officers have recently cleared the Valero Gas Station located at 211 S. Madera Avenue after investigating an armed robbery. The sole employee, a young female, was robbed at gun point. The suspect and the getaway vehicle are depicted below. The cashier is safe and was not hurt. Anyone with information…

OAKHURST Twelve people including seven children were injured Saturday afternoon when a charter bus returning from Yosemite National Park hit a tree on Highway 41 north of Oakhurst, the California Highway Patrol reported. Two people had major injuries and 10 had minor injuries, including the driver, the CHP said. The bus was carrying 22 people:…

CHOWCHILLA It took a little while for the Chowchilla ground game to get going. Once it did, Dos Palos had no answer. The Redskins racked up 326 rushing yards on 39 carries, running off 42 unanswered points in the second and third quarters as they cruised past the Broncos 42-0 on Friday night. Ronnie Reyes…

Six different players scored touchdowns in Chowchilla’s 42-0 win over Dos Palos on Friday. After a scoreless first quarter, Ronnie Reyes put Chowchilla on the board with an eight-yard touchdown run. His squad would score three more touchdowns before halftime to take a 28-0 lead into the locker room. Chowchilla added two more touchdowns in…

Last night while on patrol, Officers heard several gunshots in the area north of Yosemite Ave, east of the railroad tracks. Officers saturated the area and located two suspects attempting to flee at a high rate of speed in a Dodge Charger. Officers were able to stop the vehicle and arrested Rafael Gasca and Alfredo…

LOS BANOS, Calif. (KFSN) — Harsh words and a tough sentence were handed down Friday for a former high school teacher in Los Banos. A judge sent Gary Bettencourt to prison for having sex with three students. Bettencourt left the courtroom in handcuffs 13 years after his first sexual contact with a student. Now 41,…

Last night a vehicle was traveling northbound on Hwy 99 and for an unknown reason, the driver and sole occupant lost control. She rolled the car several times and ended up trapped inside the vehicle, which was upside down in the grassy area in Rotary Park. Thankfully, a group of citizens were playing soccer in…

Madera, CA — Madera police now have a man under arrest for stealing a laptop computer, but not just any laptop. A city graffiti cleanup crew was out painting over some walls. That’s when police say Timothy Bray went to their work truck and stole the laptop. Police also say he attacked one of the…