

Years ago in Madera for the week of Aug. 6
Madera County Historical Society Twenty-five years ago, Supervisor Rick Jensen went on a hunger strike to protest the failure of the...
Bill Coate


Years ago in Madera for the week of July 23
Courtesy of Madera County Historical Society Twenty-five years ago, B.J. Gill, shown here practicing for statewide gymnastic competition,...
Bill Coate
Pot suspected in fatal crash
A driver alleged to be under the influence of marijuana Friday night ran a stop sign at high speed and struck another car, killing that...
DJ Becker
Report: Man shot by police was high on meth
Toxicology reports released by the Madera Police Department indicate that Sergio M. Valdovinos, Jr., 32, was under the influence of...
DJ Becker


Years ago in Madera for the week of July 9
Courtesy of Madera County Historical Society Twenty-five years ago, little Rachel Avila was returned to her parents after she was...
Bill Coate
A fable: Uselessness in Seattle
Sometime between 20 o’clock and 21 o’clock on 30 April, 2044, Moira Pease was beaten to death as she left the auditorium. She was a...
Jim Glynn


2 jailed, 3rd sought for murder
Madera police have jailed two suspects for last month’s murder of a 37-year-old woman, but a third remains at large and authorities are...
John Rieping


Years ago in Madera in the week of July 2
The Madera County Historical Society Twenty-five years ago, Adeliada Avila, holding a photo of her 16-month-old daughter, Rachel, held a...
Bill Coate