Cat with rabies found after biting human
A cat confirmed to have the deadly rabies virus has been found in Fresno, according to the Fresno County Public Health Department. The...
DJ Becker
Oct 19, 2019
Animal shelter director to retire
A group of about 25 volunteers from the Friends of Madera Animal Shelter (FMAS) gathered recently before the Madera County Board of...
DJ Becker
Oct 16, 2019
West Nile virus showing up in county
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that on Sept. 7, a 2-year-old unvaccinated Andalusian stallion began...
For The Madera Tribune
Sep 21, 2019


CHP rescues dog on freeway
DJ Becker/The Madera Tribune CHP officer Javier Ruvalcaba holds a small brown dog he pulled from the center divide of SR 99 Wednesday...
DJ Becker
Sep 1, 2019
Opinion: Global warming: It’s just ‘purrfect’
I certainly am glad that global warming is giving us all this pleasant weather, especially since the cats believe it is not too cold to...
Chuck Doud
May 22, 2019


Man, 28, admits to killing family dog
Madera Police Department Ambrocio Hernandez. Madera police arrested 28-year-old Ambrocio Hernandez on Monday night on charges of felony...
DJ Becker
May 11, 2019


Barnett knew a lot more than he told
Madera County Historical Society One of George Barnett’s favorite stories had to do with his family and their fighting roosters. Pictured...
Bill Coate
Apr 27, 2019
Another cat column
To anyone who has wondered, I have not written an article for a couple of weeks. I had a few other things on my plate, and I needed a...
Nancy Simpson
Mar 27, 2019




