Madera Police Department officers responded to the intersection of Avenue 16 and Road 23 regarding a two-vehicle traffic collision. Upon arrival Monday morning at about 6 a.m., Officers observed a male juvenile standing outside of one vehicle and two adult occupants trapped inside the second vehicle.  Officers and emergency medical personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures. However, both adult occupants succumbed to injuries sustained during the collision.

Madera Police Department Officer Jose Barajas conducted a traffic stop on a blue Honda sedan in the 1100 block of Country Club Drive on Saturday.  The vehicle had been reported stolen. The driver, Jose Solorio, 39, was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Madera County Jail. In a separate incident Saturday night, Officers Phillip Thomas and Daniel Ruby responded to a burglary alarm at a local restaurant in the 1400 block of East Yosemite Avenue.

SACRAMENTO — Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s penalty increase bill for sexual battery in a hospital (AB 848) — was signed into law Friday by Governor Newsom. Soria’s Medical Safety Chaperone Act (AB 849) was signed into law earlier this week, making her public safety bill package complete. “These bills bring to light the injustices that are taking place when felony sexual battery is committed by a hospital employee against a patient,” Soria said. “We need to send a message to

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Brody Rollins finds open running room for one of his two 20-plus yard runs during Friday’s victory over Minarets. Rollins came off the bench to rush for 101 yards and a touchdown.  The Liberty Hawks football team knew its Homecoming battle with the Minarets Mustangs was going to be a battle.  The game was billed as the small school game of the week with both teams entering Friday night undefeated. However, the Mustangs were held witho

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Jayden Martinez makes a tough catch over the middle during Friday’s loss to the Bullard Knights. Martinez scored four of Madera’s five touchdowns in the loss, and caught six passes for 181 yards.  The Madera Coyotes almost overcame the loss of their starting running back for a comeback victory over the Bullard Knights while the Matilda Torres Toros comeback fell a little short in Friday night league battles. The Coyotes lost star fr

For The Madera Tribune Justin Caballero. For the first time in recent memory, the Madera South Stallions football team came back from a fourth quarter deficit to pick up a victory.  The Stallions trailed the Fresno Warriors, 19-14 with about five minutes left Friday night at McLane Stadium. Then, the Stallions put together a nine-play, 50-yard drive to punch the ball into the end zone with less than a minute left to play for a 22-19 victory.  Although the Stallions were out g

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream captivated a racially divided nation 62 years ago when he said, “I have a dream, that my four little children will, one day, live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump said, “Today is Martin Luther King Day. And his honor — this will be a great honor. But in his honor, we will strive together to make his dream a reality. We will make