Over the weekend, Madera Police Department officers were dispatched to the 27000 block of Georgia Ave regarding juveniles tagging a community mailbox. Multiple concerned citizens called in the actions to the Madera PD dispatch. With the information provided by the callers, officers were able to quickly locate the suspects and make an arrest. Further canvassing of the area revealed additional gang related graffiti in the area.

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Cole Brincefield, owner of Replenished, a wellness and recovery center, talks with players during a baseball camp at the facility during a soft opening on December 20. After graduating from Madera High School in 2019, Cole Brincefield is coming back to Madera to bring the community something that he believes is needed. Replenished is a wellness and recovery center that also features indoor softball and baseball batting cages. Owner Brincefie

For The Madera Tribune The Madera Police Department displays the guns and ammunition seized during an arrest Wednesday afternoon. Officers with the Madera Police Department were dispatched to the 900 block of Barnett Way for a disturbance Wednesday afternoon. During the investigation, a firearm was brandished. Anthony Lopez, 28, was identified as the suspect, and a search warrant was authored for his home. Multiple firearms and ammunition were seized, which included an assau

Madera Irrigation District is beginning water releases to alleviate flood potential, provide surface water delivery to District landowners, and commence groundwater recharge efforts. The MID Board of Directors at the January 6, Special Board Meeting made the decision to allow operations to begin immediately. The Board of Directors is providing this water at a reduced cost to promote use and recharge, benefiting District growers while supplementing the groundwater aquifer.

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Sections of an orchard along Road 23 has standing water from recent rains. While most people were inside celebrating Christmas and New Year’s, farmers could be seen rejoicing with the amount of rain that fell over the past two weeks. “It’s always a good time to have it, whether it was the holidays,” said Jay Mahil, President of Creekside Farming and Madera County Farm Bureau board members. “Farmers took time off to spend with their families

Madera has launched a $1.9 million upgrade to one of its most heavily used wastewater facilities, a project city officials say is part of a long-term effort to modernize core infrastructure and maintain dependable service for residents and businesses. The Fairgrounds Lift Station, south of Cleveland Avenue near the Madera Fairgrounds, moves about 30 percent of the city’s sewer flows. Much of the existing equipment dates back several decades, and the planned improvements will

For The Madera Tribune A Honda CRV sits upside down in an orchard after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign on Avenue 13 on New Year’s Eve. The car crashed into a tractor-trailer, and overturned. Two passengers, who were not wearing their seat belts, died after being ejected from the vehicle. California Highway Patrol Madera Officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash with multiple ejections, on Avenue 13 at Road 23 on January 31 before 11 a.m. At the intersection,

For The Madera Tribune Timothy Santoro is the new CHP Commander. CHP welcomed Lieutenant Commander Timothy Santoro as the new Commander of the CHP Madera Area, beginning January 1. Lieutenant Commander Santoro brings more than 26 years of dedicated service with the California Highway Patrol. He graduated from the CHP Academy in May 1999, and began his career at the Hayward Area. In 2000, he transferred to Los Banos, followed by an assignment to the Fresno Area in 2002. From