For The Madera Tribune A GMC Yukon sits on its side after a crash on Daley Road. The driver later died Monday night as a result of the crash. California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a solo-vehicle crash on Daley Road, north of Avenue 17 on Monday at about 8:30 p.m. An investigation indicates a 48-year-old man from Madera, later identified as Steven Munoz, Jr., was driving a 2002 GMC Yukon, northbound on Daley Road, north of Avenue 17. The driver lost control of

Lamented ‘illegal immigrant Mexicans’ Opponents of illegal immigration recently discovered that they had support for a long time from an unexpected source. Recently released interviews with iconic union organizer Cesar Chavez have revealed that the founder of the United Farm Workers vigorously opposed immigrants who left their homes in Mexico and entered the United States illegally to labor in agriculture. In a 1974 interview, which was aired on YouTube last week, Chavez la

For The Madera Tribune A member of the Madera County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Team makes an arrest on a burglary suspect after vehicles were reported broken into in the Riverstone community. Multiple vehicle burglaries and thefts from vehicles were reported in the Riverstone community a couple of weeks ago. Deputy Michael Cabrera, who is assigned to the area, began the investigation. With assistance from community members and surveillance systems, including neighborhood

For The Madera Tribune Madera Police Department Chief Gino Chiaramonte, left, stands with four members of the Madera PD who graduated from the Fresno City College Police Academy last week. Fresno City College Police Academy graduated Class No. 179. The Madera Police Department had the privilege of graduating four police officers in this group. They worked hard for 26 weeks, and represented the department and the City of Madera in a wonderful way. “We look forward to their tr

For The Madera Tribune The front end of one of the vehicles in a three-vehicle crash Saturday sits on the side of the road. Two lives were claimed in the crash on Road 145 east of State Route 41. California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a three-vehicle crash on Road 145, east of SR-41 on Saturday at about 5:45 p.m. The initial CHP investigation found the driver of a 2018 Dodge Challenger traveling westbound lost control, crossed into the eastbound lane, and col

For The Madera Tribune This historic courthouse was torn down and replaced with a modern facility in 1953. Before that year was out, there had been three major breakouts at Madera’s new jail. In 1898, Madera did away with its old, wooden jail and replaced it with a brick and granite building. For years this stately structure, with its imposing tower, stood on 6th Street in all of its aesthetic glory. Then in 1937, a granite addition was added to the rear of the jail, and that

The Madera Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI/CDL) Checkpoint from 7 p.m.-1 a.m. at an undisclosed location Saturday. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI/CDL checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road. Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk. Any prevention measures that reduce th

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Cesar Chavez Elementary School. Cesar Chavez, an icon in the farm labor movement, was accused of sexual assault by Delores Huerta, his partner in the movement. Sexual abuse allegations surface The iconography of the legendary Cesar Chavez was left shredded last week when Delores Huerta, his partner and confidante in the farm labor movement, accused the late union organizer of sexual assault. Huerta told New York Times reporter Manny Fernand