Charles Doud
34 souls gone to the deep
Madera mariners witness nightmare boating tragedy from their 60-foot yacht At about 3 a.m. Monday, Maderans Bob and Shirley Hansen were...
Bill Coate
Mineshaft murderer paid high price for jealousy
Madera County Historical Society Luke’s Store in Raymond, where it is likely murder victim James Kipp and his bootlegging partner Albert...
DJ Becker
Man killed in collision with semi
A moment of distraction may have contributed to the slow-speed, fatal collision of a 50-year-old male motorcyclist from Lemoore and a...
DJ Becker
Two women killed in 2-vehicle crash south of Chowchilla
Two women from Chowchilla were killed when the car they were passengers in was struck by a driver who failed to stop at stop sign at the...
Bill Coate
The passing of a local legend
Madera County Historical Society Pete Cardoza is shown here riding his horse on Yosemite Avenue in 1961. This was a common practice for...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: Looking for that new norm
When things change and circumstances evolve, what happens afterwards become known as the “new norm.” After the suicide bombers’ terrorist...
Bill Coate
The end of Rayna Tom Carmen
For The Madera Tribune These grave markers show that Rayna Carmen and Wilbur McSwain are buried in the same cemetery at North Fork. By...
Bill Coate
Back on death row — again
Madera County Historical Society Alvin McSwain is shown here in 1951. He was put on leave from the Navy to testify in the second murder...