Bill Coate
Hammond returned to scene of the crime
For The Madera Tribune Charles Hammond is shown here in a 1933 newspaper photo. He had been on the run for seven years after escaping...
Bill Coate
Frenchman should have stayed home
Madera County Historical Society Horace Thorwaldson was the sheriff of Fresno County when he arrested Maderans Charles and Anna Hammond...
Tyler Takeda
Former Central Valley legend passes away
Courtesy of Fresno City College sports Fresno native Tom Seaver spent 1964 pitching for the Fresno City College Rams before a 20-year...
Nugesse Ghebrendrias
Business honors memory of coworker
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Azteca Milling employees collected and donated $500 to Madera Coyote Boosters in memory of fellow...
Bill Coate
The Devil was in the details
For The Madera Tribune This headline told readers that a gristly murder had been committed just off Hwy. 41 on Feb. 1, 1968. In the...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: Happy heavenly birthday, Daddy
This week my father, Oliver Ralph Hill, Sr. would have celebrated his 94th birthday. One of my favorite past-times is talking to people...
DJ Becker
1 killed in deadly collision
DJ Becker/The Madera Tribune What’s left of a wrecked 1997 Honda Civic sits in the impound lot at the Madera Police Department, after it...
Bill Coate
Hwy. 41 execution a mystery
Madera County Historical Society Sheriff Marlin Young is seen here escorting a prisoner to court in 1958. Ten years later, he was...