Man killed in collision with semi
A moment of distraction may have contributed to the slow-speed, fatal collision of a 50-year-old male motorcyclist from Lemoore and a...
DJ Becker
Aug 28, 2019
Two women killed in 2-vehicle crash south of Chowchilla
Two women from Chowchilla were killed when the car they were passengers in was struck by a driver who failed to stop at stop sign at the...
DJ Becker
Aug 28, 2019


The passing of a local legend
Madera County Historical Society Pete Cardoza is shown here riding his horse on Yosemite Avenue in 1961. This was a common practice for...
Bill Coate
Aug 24, 2019
Opinion: Looking for that new norm
When things change and circumstances evolve, what happens afterwards become known as the “new norm.” After the suicide bombers’ terrorist...
Tami Jo Nix
Aug 24, 2019


The end of Rayna Tom Carmen
For The Madera Tribune These grave markers show that Rayna Carmen and Wilbur McSwain are buried in the same cemetery at North Fork. By...
Bill Coate
Aug 21, 2019


Back on death row — again
Madera County Historical Society Alvin McSwain is shown here in 1951. He was put on leave from the Navy to testify in the second murder...
Bill Coate
Aug 17, 2019


Mono Indian continued his fight
Madera Tribune File Photo Rayna Tom Carmen is shown here in a 1951 photo from The Madera Tribune. In June 1950, Sheriff W.O Justice...
Bill Coate
Aug 14, 2019


Gang member dies after being shot at a party
For The Madera Tribune Angel Venegas, 22, was shot and killed early Saturday morning in the area of Sharon Boulevard and Wilson Street,...
DJ Becker
Aug 7, 2019









