For The Madera Tribune The front end of one of the vehicles in a three-vehicle crash Saturday sits on the side of the road. Two lives were claimed in the crash on Road 145 east of State Route 41. California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a three-vehicle crash on Road 145, east of SR-41 on Saturday at about 5:45 p.m. The initial CHP investigation found the driver of a 2018 Dodge Challenger traveling westbound lost control, crossed into the eastbound lane, and col

The Madera Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI/CDL) Checkpoint from 7 p.m.-1 a.m. at an undisclosed location Saturday. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI/CDL checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road. Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk. Any prevention measures that reduce th

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Local dignitaries and city officials gather with community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly paved and improved walking trail in Lions Town and Country Park on Saturday. Dignitaries and guests converged to the newly refurbished Town and Country Trails for a 5K run/walk to highlight the completion of the trails at the park. The ribbon was cut Saturday morning and hundreds of people walked or ran through the parks for the 5

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Cesar Chavez Elementary School. Cesar Chavez, an icon in the farm labor movement, was accused of sexual assault by Delores Huerta, his partner in the movement. Sexual abuse allegations surface The iconography of the legendary Cesar Chavez was left shredded last week when Delores Huerta, his partner and confidante in the farm labor movement, accused the late union organizer of sexual assault. Huerta told New York Times reporter Manny Fernand

For The Madera Tribune The Madera County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Thursday on a suspected indoor marijuana cultivation operation inside a shop. Deputies seized two AR-15 rifles, three handguns, multiple rounds of ammunition, a body armor vest, more than $18,000, in addition an an ounce of cocaine and 9.5 pounds of processed marijuana. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous tip regarding a suspected indoor marijuana cultivation operation ins

For The Madera Tribune Christian Edwards. More than 4,000 digital files containing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) were located during a search warrant at 50730 Granite Butte Way in Oakhurst. Madera County Sheriff’s detectives, working alongside the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, executed a search warrant Thursday at the residence based on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the distri

For The Madera Tribune Edgar Enriquez. MENDOTA — Edgar Enriquez was discovered missing from the satellite camp adjacent to the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Mendota in Mendota, California on Sunday at about 9 a.m. Enriquez is a 38-year-old White Hispanic male with black hair, brown eyes, is 5-6 tall, and weighs approximately 174 pounds. The United States Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other law enforcement agencies were notified. An internal

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A group of Madera South High School athletes show off the items they received during the Project Run Madera distribution. For the fourth year, Project Run Madera helped out all three middle school and high school track athletes with a bag of gear this week. PRM founder Alisha Brown hosted a giveaway day Tuesday at Madera South, and gave away approximately 400 bags of gear that included shoes, shirts and socks with sports bras to the girls.