{"id":270325,"date":"2026-04-16T06:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/270325\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:07:14","slug":"madera-casino-construction-continues-despite-court-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/270325\/","title":{"rendered":"Madera casino construction continues despite court ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s your nightcap of top Fresno Bee stories to get caught up. Enjoy! \"Construction Construction on the North Fork Mono Casino and Resort, which sits right off Highway 99 between the Avenue 17 and Avenue 18-1\/2 exits, nears completion on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com Madera casino construction continues despite court ruling<\/p>\n

The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians says it will continue building its 100,000-square-foot casino complex off Highway 99 in Madera County, even after the Supreme Court of California declined to review a lower court ruling against the project. The tribe says its right to build on federal trust land is governed by federal law and that construction will proceed, with plans to open this year. Click here for full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"The The original Tacos El Franc in Tijuana is pictured here. The restaurant is planning to open a location in the former Heroes Comics in Fresno. Tacos El Franc Special to The Bee Fresno\u2019s Mexican restaurant scene is booming<\/p>\n

Several new Mexican restaurants have recently opened or are coming soon to Fresno, including a Michelin Guide-recognized taqueria from Tijuana called Tacos El Franc and a third location of Taqueria Yarelis, home of the 3-foot-long Anaconda burrito. Other openings include Aliberto\u2019s, a brick-and-mortar location of the Chicomostock taco truck and a third Papi\u2019s Mex Grill. Click here for full story.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The The sun sets on Valley Children’s Stadium during Fresno State’s season-opening game against Cal Poly on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Fresno Fresno State eyes jersey patch revenue ahead of Pac-12 move<\/p>\n

With the NCAA approving commercial jersey patches in January, Fresno State could generate millions in new athletics revenue as it transitions to the Pac-12 Conference on July 1. CBS Sports reported valuations could range from $500,000 to $12 million a year depending on school and market. Click here for full story.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Fresno Victim dies after machete attack at Fresno plant nursery<\/p>\n

A Fresno-area business owner died Monday after she was attacked with a machete by a relative on Easter Sunday. Maria Salud Banda Wash, 64, died after she was attacked at her business, Sago Rey Palms Plant Nursery. The suspect is her 29-year-old nephew, Nicolas Arriaga. Click here for full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/p>\n

Original stories by Fresno Bee reporters Bethany Clough, Erik Galicia, Robert Kuwada and Joshua Tehee.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published April 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM.<\/p>\n


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Christopher Kirkpatrick<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n

Christopher Kirkpatrick is senior editor of The Fresno Bee and Vida en el Valle.\n <\/p>\n


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Bethany Clough<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n

Bethany Clough covers restaurants and retail for The Fresno Bee. A reporter for more than 20 years, she now works to answer readers\u2019 questions about business openings, closings and other business news. She has a degree in journalism from Syracuse University and her last name is pronounced Cluff.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s your nightcap of top Fresno Bee stories to get caught up. Enjoy! Construction on the North Fork…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186537,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-270325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}