Black ice causes wrecks in Sierras
Car crashes were the theme of the mountain area Friday morning, as at least seven wrecks were reported by 8:30 a.m. at or near areas of...
Mark Smith of Sierra Star
Jan 14, 2017
Oakhurst teen killed in tragic accident
The Madera County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a teenaged girl killed in an automobile accident over the weekend...
D. August Promnitz
Jan 12, 2017
Head-on crash and fire on State Route 41
COARSEGOLD — A two-vehicle crash blocked the southbound lane of State Route 41 just before sunrise Monday. At 5:49 a.m., reports came in...
Gina Clugston of SierraNewsOnline.com
Dec 15, 2016
Clovis man gets 13 years for DUI
Judge Mitchell Rigby sentenced Karan Singh, of Clovis, to 13 years in state prison late last week for felony driving under the influence...
For The Madera Tribune
Dec 15, 2016
Former Maderan shares adventures of his life in Peru
They picked me up at three in the morning for a drive over paved highway to the hamlet of Chivay, Peru. With a population of 5,000, it...
For The Madera Tribune
Dec 4, 2016


Weak spot in freeway poses risk
Courtesy of Thomas Baird A portion of fence along State Route 99, between the Cleveland Avenue interchange and the I Street exit, near...
D. August Promnitz
Nov 24, 2016
I drive the deadliest road in the U.S.
Each morning after breakfast, I leave my apartment in Fresno, drive west on Shaw Avenue, and get on the northbound on-ramp for State...
D. August Promnitz
Oct 20, 2016


Man killed in head-on collision
Miguel Martinez with his daughter Eve Martinez. (For The Madera Tribune) Funds are currently being raised to help pay for the funeral...
D. August Promnitz
Sep 18, 2016









