Fuel theft thwarted
A Madera Police Officer noticed a box van with two subjects who appeared to be filling up large containers inside the truck with diesel...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 22, 2024


Sheriff saw Berenda coming
Photo courtesy of the Mariscotti Family Archives The Berenda Market in 1913. When Fresno County Sheriff Leroy Dennis chose not to run for...
Bill Coate
Mar 22, 2024


Remembering Judge Crocker
For The Madera Tribune Madera County Superior Court Judge, M.D. Crocker. Crocker was the county’s third superior court judge. Not long...
Bill Coate
Mar 19, 2024


Nevada Gov. kept Madera thief out of jail
For The Madera Tribune The Southern Hotel, shown in this 1905 photograph, was normally a quiet place. In 1903, however, the proprietor,...
Bill Coate
Mar 15, 2024
Madera Police has busy DUI weekend
Early Saturday morning, Madera Police Department Corporal Jeremy Smith and Officer Ovedo attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a red...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 12, 2024
Book Talk: Santlofer, ‘The Lost Van Gogh’
I suppose that Jonathan Santlofer’s “The Lost Van Gogh” could be considered a stand-alone mystery, but I strongly recommend reading his...
Jim Glynn
Mar 12, 2024
Hit-and-run collision on Gateway
Tuesday night, Madera Police Officers responded to a DUI collision where a vehicle traveling south on Gateway Drive struck one vehicle at...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 8, 2024


Cop killer barely escaped vigilante justice
For The Madera Tribune Walter Yeager, shown here, was hanged in San Quentin for the murder of Madera traffic cop, Clarence Picket. The...
Bill Coate
Mar 8, 2024











