During a night shift patrol Saturday, Corporal Jeremy Smith conducted a traffic stop near N D Street and East Central Avenue, where he found Pablo Pimentel. During the investigation, Pimentel, who is a documented gang member, was found to be in possession of approximately two and a half ounces of cocaine, along with additional items indicative of drug sales. He was taken into custody and booked into the Madera County Jail on multiple drug-related charges.

For The Madera Tribune The Madera County Sheriff’s Office Dive team works to help tow a truck out of Bass Lake over the weekend. The Madera County Sheriff’s Dive Team and Boat Patrol were conducting a training at Bass Lake over the weekend. As the training was concluding, a member of the dive team was contacted at the Wishon Boat Launch regarding a vehicle into the lake. Boat and dive deputies responded, and found that a pickup truck, along with an empty jet ski trailer, was

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Farm Journal-Trust in Food’s Andy Lyon addresses more than 50 attendees of the California Almonds: Growing Sustainable Future event, hosted by Agriland Farming Company, Blue Diamond Almond Growers and the Farm Journal. Agriland Farming Company, in cooperation with Farm Journal-Trust in Food and Blue Diamond Growers, hosted a event for almond growers to learn about practical strategies to improve both profitability and sustainability during an i

For The Madera Tribune About 20 Madera South HOSA students attend the recent State Leadership Conference in Ontario in late March. Students from Madera South High School’s HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) chapter recently returned from the State Leadership Conference in Ontario, California, where they demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and hands-on medical skills. A group of 20 students attended the conference from March 26-29, participating in workshops and netw

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A section of Yosemite Avenue is detoured at E Street as construction crews from Rolfe Construction continue working on replacing the water mains. People driving through downtown may have to maneuver around traffic cones or suffer delays, but it’s all for the better in the long run. The City of Madera is working diligently to replace the water main underneath Yosemite Avenue, some of which have not been replaced in more than 75 years. All o

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Future modifications are planned for the existing signal at Avenue 15 and State Route 41. The growth and expansion of Eastern Madera County is now ready to pave a new path forward for one of the most traveled expressways in the entire region. In a historic vote, the Madera County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the single largest public works expansion project, ever, with the widening of State Route 41 between Avenue 10 and Avenue

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Fallen law enforcement officers will be honored and remembered on May 2 by the Long Ride Division of Law Enforcement United, Inc. A group of federal, state and local law enforcement officers will pedal on bicycles to stop at the Law Enforcement Memorial in Madera’s Courthouse Park as part of the event. Fallen law enforcement officers of Madera County will be honored by the Long Ride Division of Law Enforcement United, Inc. (LEU), a non-profi

California almond growers will have an opportunity to learn practical strategies to improve both profitability and sustainability at an upcoming in-field event in Chowchilla. “California Almonds: Growing a Sustainable Future” will take place April 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Agriland Farming Company, at 23400 Road 24. Hosted by Agriland Farming Company, in cooperation with Farm Journal — Trust In Food and Blue Diamond Growers, the free event will bring together growers, a