California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash, on Road 28 1/2, north of Harper Boulevard on January 9 at about 12:15 a.m. A 21-year-old man from Madera was driving a 2026 Toyota Corolla, southbound on Road 28 1/2. A 41-year-old woman from Fresno was driving a 2011 Nissan Altima, southbound on Road 28 1/2, and made a U-turn from the right shoulder, directly in front of the Toyota’s path. As a result of the Nissan making the U-turn, the fron

For The Madera Tribune Jane Doe. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying an unidentified female victim from an unsolved 1989 homicide. New advances using Familial Genetic Genealogy indicate Jane Doe’s maternal lineage is of Avelar descent, with family roots in Nochistlán and Zacatecas, Mexico.  A new facial reconstruction by forensic artist PJ Puterbaugh is believed to closely resemble her appearance. A notable identifying feature is a m

Madera County Search and Rescue responded to an incident at Lewis Creek involving a 34-year-old female who injured her ankle while hiking the Corlieu Falls Trail on Tuesday. Personnel from Madera County SAR, U.S. Forest Service Fire and Law Enforcement, and Sierra Ambulance assisted at the scene.  The patient was safely carried out to the parking area and transported by ambulance to a local hospital for further medical care.

CHP Madera officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on SR-152, at Road 9 on Monday at about 3 p.m. A white Ram 2500 collided with the trailers of a Peterbilt as the Peterbilt attempted to cross the westbound lanes of SR-152.  Thanks to wearing his seatbelt, the 66-year-old man driving the Ram truck sustained non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries.

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