For The Madera Tribune
Execution was fitting for criminal
A Mr. Smith in Alabama was executed for killing a store clerk. He vomited, clenched his fist for 30 minutes. The drug was Midazolam. Do...
The Madera Tribune and the Sierra Star
’17 trial set for murder suspect
A Wyoming man suspected of a murderous stabbing spree in eastern Madera County entered not guilty pleas Tuesday during his arraignment at...
Bill Coate
Years ago in the week of Dec. 11
25 Years Ago in the Week of Dec. 11, 1991 POLICE BLOCK LEFT TURNS OFF CLEVELAND — Heavy traffic has forced the city to come to grips...
D. August Promnitz
DUI killer sentenced to decade in prison
What started out as a celebratory night out for a Portuguese immigrant couple from Lemoore ended in tragedy when a drunk driver struck...
Mark Evan Smith of the Sierra Star
Alleged Oakhurst killer was ‘punching and stabbing everybody,’ witness says during Tuesday prelim
A witness at a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Bass Lake for charges against alleged murderer George Taylor-Windsor said the 26-year-old...
Bill Coate
Years ago in the week of Nov. 27
25 years ago in the week of Nov. 27, 1991 MCDOUGALD NAMED WATERSHED ADVISOR FOR S.J. VALLEY — The San Joaquin Valley now has a watershed...
Tom Elias
Apparently no paroles for mass killers
There was considerable irony when a California parole review panel late on Oct. 27 — just 12 days before the fall election — denied...
Bill Coate
Years ago in the week of Nov. 20
25 Years Ago Week of Nov. 20, 1991 MAJOR SOURCE OF MCNALLY PARK DRUGS ARRESTED — A Fresno man labeled as a major figure in furnishing...