The Madera County Sheriff’s Investigations Bureau received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) activity occurring in Madera County.  Detectives identified 27-year-old Madera resident, Dylan Jeffrey Strobel, as a suspect in this case. On November 13, Madera County Sheriff’s Detectives, alongside the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and Homelan

Madera Police Department Officer Jesse Quintana conducted a check on a male he noticed loitering at Tesei Petroleum.  Although the male was initially compliant, his behavior changed after he learned he was going to be searched.  It was at that time that the male, later identified as 47-year-old Yaohui Huang, quickly discarded a box wrapped in a large amount of tape. Huang immediately began to stomp on the box before he was controlled by officers.

For The Madera Tribune Madera High School BSU students display a Ruby Bridges-themed banner as they lead Madison Elementary students, who follow with flags, during the 2024 Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. Hundreds of Madera Unified students of all grade levels and staff participated in the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on Friday.  Now in its fourth year, the event honors civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, who in 1960 became one of the first Black children to integrate an all-

For The Madera Tribune Pistoresi Ambulance employees gather after the funeral of former owner Monte Pistoresi in April. Pistoresi Ambulance will close its doors on Friday after more than 80 years of service to Madera County. Pistoresi Ambulance will officially end about 83 years of medical service to Madera County on Friday at about midnight.  The official closing date for Pistoresi Ambulance is November 15; the contract expires Friday at 11:59 p.m., with American Ambulance s

For The Madera Tribune From left, Malia Rodriguez, Alma Vasquez, Manuel Reyes-Herrera, and Aracely Reyes-Herrera show off their state champion ribbons, banner and trophy after winning the Cotton Judging state competition on November 1. MSHS FFA teacher earns degree The Madera FFA Cotton Judging Team captured the State championship at the California State Finals and Field Day held on Saturday, November 1 at California State University, Fresno.  The team, coached by MTEC Ag Lab

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A group of volunteers gather for a photo after distributing 1,000 boxes of food during a distribution on Saturday hosted by Pacific Farm Management and La Estrella Market. Pacific Farm Management, in partnership with La Estrella Market, handed out more than 1,000 boxes of food in 40 minutes on Saturday. The event was originally scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., but started closer to 7:30 a.m. as hundreds of families had already lined up in the c

Bee’s Bakery Cafe, 40250 Junction Drive, will host Italian virtuoso guitarist Alberto Lombardi for a food and win event on Friday, beginning at 5 p.m. Lombardi is an internationally renowned acoustic fingerstyle and electric rock player. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

For The Madera Tribune A three-car wreck sits on the shoulder of State Route 99 on Friday. The collision also claimed the life of a passenger. California Highway Patrol Madera Area officers responded to a traffic crash, on southbound SR-99, north of Avenue 11 on Friday at about 9:30 a.m. A 39-year-old woman from Chowchilla, was driving a maroon 2000 Chevrolet Suburban, southbound on SR-99, north of Avenue 11, in the No. 1 lane. A 33-year-old woman from Merced, was driving a g