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

For The Madera Tribune A Honda CRV sits upside down in an orchard after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign on Avenue 13 on New Year’s Eve. The car crashed into a tractor-trailer, and overturned. Two passengers, who were not wearing their seat belts, died after being ejected from the vehicle. California Highway Patrol Madera Officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash with multiple ejections, on Avenue 13 at Road 23 on January 31 before 11 a.m. At the intersection,

For The Madera Tribune Timothy Santoro is the new CHP Commander. CHP welcomed Lieutenant Commander Timothy Santoro as the new Commander of the CHP Madera Area, beginning January 1. Lieutenant Commander Santoro brings more than 26 years of dedicated service with the California Highway Patrol. He graduated from the CHP Academy in May 1999, and began his career at the Hayward Area.  In 2000, he transferred to Los Banos, followed by an assignment to the Fresno Area in 2002. From

Madera County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) crews responded to a report of a vehicle stuck in mud above Sugar Pine in the Sierra National Forest on Friday.  A family of four had been driving on a Forest Service Road when they attempted to cross a large, muddy section of the road. Their vehicle could not go through the section of road and the driver called 911 requesting assistance. SAR crews responded and, using specialized equipment, freed the vehicle from the mud

A solo Ford Mustang crashed and rolled over on SR-41 north of Yosemite Springs Parkway at about 6 a.m. Sunday. The driver was transported to Community Regional Medical Center, and is currently listed in critical condition. Caltrans was on scene providing one-way traffic control while the vehicle was towed and CHP units clear the scene.