Remembering their roots: producer recalls arts in school
Author(s): Farin MontanezThe Madera County Arts Council has provided arts education in Madera County schools for nearly three decades. The following is one of five interviews with graduates from area...
View ArticleDrive-by shooting victim dies
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Madera man was killed and a woman injured in a drive-by shooting late Sunday night on Ellis Street, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office reported.The victims Shaun...
View ArticleMUSD may hire private investigator
Author(s): Bill CoateMadera Unified School District’s school board will hold a special meeting today to consider hiring an investigator to look into allegations of impropriety made by Trustee Lynn...
View ArticleCoyotes take down Warriors
Author(s): Mark SmithThe Madera Coyotes baseball team earned its fifth win of the season Wednesday, handing the Fresno Warriors a 2-1 defeat.The Coyotes (5-1) and Warriors (2-5) scored all of their...
View ArticleMan convicted of burglary
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Madera Superior Court jury has convicted Jay Ogamba of Madera of residential burglary, a violent felony, felony possession of methamphetamine, and misdemeanor...
View ArticleArrests in fraudulent credit card ring
Author(s): DJ BeckerMadera police have arrested two women and a man in connection with the manufacture and use of fraudulent credit cards, burglary and identity theft. Detectives suspect the ring was...
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Intern killed by lion east of Fresno
Author(s): Associated PressDUNLAP, Calif. (AP) — A lion killed a volunteer intern at an exotic animal park about 45 miles east of Fresno after she entered its enclosure, and authorities were trying to...
View ArticleRemembering their roots: painter flourishes in art, education
Author(s): Farin MontanezThe Madera County Arts Council has provided arts education in Madera County schools for nearly three decades. The following is one of five interviews with graduates from area...
View ArticleMan killed in crash with big rig
Author(s): DJ BeckerFAIRMEAD — A 27-year-old man was killedWednesday about 3:15 p.m. when he lost control of his SUV and struck the back end of parked tractor-trailer on Maple Street, near Yates...
View ArticleBoard scraps supt. search
Author(s): Bill CoateHires investigator to probe allegations of wrongdoingA compromised search for a new superintendent has forced Madera Unified School District back to square one in its efforts to...
View ArticleBattling the intersection from heck
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck DoudA person on a staycation (such as yours truly) in Madera soon learns to avoid the intersection from heck. That is where Cleveland Avenue mashes up with the off- and...
View ArticleMadera pro boxers to fight tonight
Author(s): Ronald MontezTonight, one fighter will be looking to build off his first professional win while the other will try to make it one-for-one in his pro debut.Madera welterweight boxer Michael...
View ArticleGalleano leads Coyotes to win at tournament
Author(s): Tyler TakedaCLOVIS — Although the Madera Coyote softball team lost its first two games of the Buchanan Preseason Tournament, it didn’t stop Katelan Galleano from leading her team to a win in...
View ArticleStallions get win over McLane in final game
Author(s): Tyler TakedaCLOVIS — After a frustrating day at the Buchanan Preseason Tournament, the Madera South Stallion softball team closed out the day with a 9-6 victory over McLane-Fresno.The...
View Article2 arrested for wire theft
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo Madera men are facing grand theft and drug charges after a Madera County Sheriff’s lieutenant caught the pair stealing roughly 125 feet of copper wire during rush...
View ArticleMan killed in Fairmead collision is identified
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe 27-year-old man killed in a traffic collision Wednesday in Fairmead was identified Thursday as Carlos Rodriguez Castellon.Castellon reportedly lost control of his...
View ArticleLocals to celebrate International Women’s Day
Author(s): Elsa MejiaOrganizations, a business and residents will celebrate International Women’s Day, which is observed worldwide today, through weekend events in Madera.International Women’s Day aims...
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Lion killed woman as she was cleaning enclosure
Author(s): Associated PressDUNLAP (AP) — A lion that killed a woman at a privately owned Central California zoo escaped from a feeding cage and attacked while she was cleaning his enclosure,...
View ArticleRemembering their roots: Carney recalls history woodworks
Author(s): Farin MontanezThe Madera County Arts Council has provided arts education in Madera County schools for nearly three decades. The following is one of five interviews with graduates from area...
View ArticleSheriff seeks ATM thieves
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera County Sheriff John Anderson is hoping someone can identify two men who broke into La Vina Market on Avenue 9 shortly after 5:30 a.m Wednesday and stole an...
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