Readers pleased by backpack giveaway
John Rieping/The Madera Tribune Seventh grade students wait to receive their free JanSport backpack Friday in the Martin Luther King Jr....
For The Madera Tribune
Aug 24, 2017
Judge Lynch worked hard in Madera County
Courtesy of Madera County Historical Society Madera’s first jail kept criminals secure in more ways than one. Once the lawbreakers were...
Bill Coate
Aug 22, 2017
District attorney: Shooting by cop was self defense
A Madera police officer who shot and killed a 32-year-old Madera man this summer acted in “reasonable self defense,” an investigation by...
The Madera Tribune
Aug 21, 2017
Carjacking suspect killed by CHP
A carjacking suspect died after being shot by a California Highway Patrol officer during a foot chase Sunday. Authorities had not...
The Madera Tribune
Aug 21, 2017
Community leader, businessman Mike Purl dies at 71
Madera businessman and community leader Mike Purl died Wednesday, a victim of ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 71. Purl was born in...
Charles Doud
Aug 18, 2017
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
Aug 10, 2017
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
Jul 27, 2017
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
Jul 19, 2017
