Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo Herman Perez. Madera civic and education advocate, Herman Perez, passed away last Thursday after a two month illness. He was 75.  Perez spent the better part of the past three decades leading Madera in a number of ways. “I was working my way to the coast, and I tell people my car broke down in Madera, and I haven’t left,” Perez said in a 2024 interview. “I really liked Madera. Madera and my hometown, Hanford, are both the same siz

Madera Police Department officers responded to a report of a pedestrian who was struck by a train in the area of Gateway Drive. and 3rd Street on Tuesday at about 2:45 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a 52-year-old male, who was deceased, near the railroad tracks. All involved parties were contacted on scene. The circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation, however there is no indication of foul play.

The Madera and Merced chapters of the Mexican American Golf Association will co-host a golf tournament to help food banks in Madera and Merced counties. The Madera-Merced Counties Fight against Hunger Golf Tournament will be held December 6, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Madera Golf and Country Club. “There’s a lot of people that need help,” said Steve Ramirez, Madera’s Mexican American Golf Association President. “What can we do to help people with the chapter? The Merced chap

For The Madera Tribune Kaelei Kajitani. For most of her life Kaelei Kajitani has played baseball.  She never went to softball, and just played baseball. She earned All-Star honors with the Madera American Little League, starred with the South County Colts travel team and helped the Madera South baseball team to a Central Section championship in 2022. Now, as one of the top prospects, Kajitani, 21, will be waiting for her name to be called during the first Women's Professional

Madera Police Department officers were dispatched to Olivia’s Fine Jewelry in the 1100 block of County Club Drive regarding a robbery and shots fired Thursday at about 7 p.m. Officers learned multiple suspects entered the business wearing all black clothing and masks. According to the caller, several male suspects entered the business brandishing what appeared to be a firearm at the owner and employees. The suspects began breaking jewelry display counters and stealing high-va

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty running back Ethan Dunn sets up a Morro Bay defender for a broken tackle during a second quarter touchdown run in Friday’s victory.  The Liberty Hawks defense allowed the yards of the season, but the offense carried the load in a 41-27 Central Section Div. V quarterfinal victory over the Morro Bay Pirates.  The ninth-seeded Pirates threw the ball 44 times for 372 yards against Liberty’s defense. However, the defense also had four interc

The Madera Elks Lodge 1918 will host its annual Hoop Shoot contest on Saturday at the John Wells Youth Center (701 E. 5th Street). Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with competition beginning at 10 a.m. There will be six different divisions — 8-9-year-old boys and girls, 10-11-year-old boys and girls, and 12-13-year-old boys and girls.  The contest is free to all children, no matter their pyramid.

Harlan Coben is a best-selling author whose previous novel, The Stranger, has been the basis for a Netflix series.According to the cover of The Woods (2007, 404 pages in both hardback and softback), this work, too, is coming to Netflix.Coben’s novels have been translated into 45 languages and he’s sold more than 75 million copies of his mystery/thrillers worldwide.He’s on the short list of my favorite contemporary authors. In The Woods, Paul Copeland, prosecutor for the Distr