For The Madera Tribune John Doe. The remains of an adult male were discovered on the east side of the San Joaquin River in Madera County, near Firebaugh on Feb. 26, 1990. At the time he was recovered, the individual, referred to as John Doe, was wearing a short-sleeve white, tan, and brown plaid cowboy shirt, Levi’s blue jeans, and a brown leather belt with a silver buckle. John Doe is described as a male, estimated to be between five feet, four-seven inches in height, and be

Madera County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported copper wire theft in progress involving agricultural equipment. Local farmers on scene interrupted the theft and immediately contacted MCSO on January 5. The farmers prevented the suspects’ vehicle from leaving before deputies arrived.

For The Madera Tribune An illegally manufactured ghost gun is seized during a probation search over the weekend. Madera Police Department Officers Tristan Okpalaugo and Trent Herzog responded to a robbery in the area of Rush Street and Dellavalle Avenue. During the investigation Saturday, a 16-year-old suspect was identified, leading to a probation search of the juvenile’s residence. During the search, officers located, and seized, a 3D printer and an illegally manufacture

For The Madera Tribune Hard work by Madera firefighters saved lives when the Alta Hotel burned in 1931. As Maderans neared the end of the 1920s, they were full of optimism. Prospects of oil wells on the outskirts of town danced in the heads of some local capitalists, while others dreamed of raising the funds to build a brand new, four-story hotel on Yosemite Avenue. In the end, however, both schemes failed, and the town entered the 1930s rather tentatively as the nation’s eco

In his recent letter to the Tribune, Madera resident Chuck Wieland seems proud to announce that, in 2025, 43 percent of recent immigrants are college graduates, as opposed to just 29 percent of native-born Americans. He also brags that 45 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by “immigrants and their children.” He seems to believe that this somehow justifies the four-year invasion of 10 to 20 million illegal immigrants into the country. The point Mr. Wieland did not a

For The Madera Tribune First responders take care of a vehicle that collided with another vehicle trying to make a U-turn on westbound State Route 145 on Sunday. A passenger in one of the vehicles died from her injuries. California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash, on State Route 145, west of State Route 41 just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. A 22-year-old woman from Madera was driving a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, westbound on SR-145, west of

Over the weekend, Madera Police Department officers were dispatched to the 27000 block of Georgia Ave regarding juveniles tagging a community mailbox. Multiple concerned citizens called in the actions to the Madera PD dispatch. With the information provided by the callers, officers were able to quickly locate the suspects and make an arrest. Further canvassing of the area revealed additional gang related graffiti in the area.

For The Madera Tribune The Madera Police Department displays the guns and ammunition seized during an arrest Wednesday afternoon. Officers with the Madera Police Department were dispatched to the 900 block of Barnett Way for a disturbance Wednesday afternoon. During the investigation, a firearm was brandished. Anthony Lopez, 28, was identified as the suspect, and a search warrant was authored for his home. Multiple firearms and ammunition were seized, which included an assau