Two former Visalia narcotics detectives were briefly behind bars last month after the pair were accused of falsifying police reports and obtaining fraudulent search warrants in at least 16 incidents. At a “short notice” press conference held by Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward and Visalia Police Chief Jason Salazar November 16, Ward announced officers […]
Cutting costs and improving delivery of care are the driving motives behind a new partnership between Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia and Porterville’s Sierra View Local Healthcare District, say the CEOs of the county’s two largest hospital districts. Not a Merger While not a full merger, the new joint powers agreement (JPA) should […]
Absentee ballots some voters in Tulare County expected to receive ahead of the general election never arrived, and one voter says his name disappeared entirely from the county’s voting rolls. No Record Found Frank Hill, who has lived at and voted from the same address in Tulare for the last five years, says he grew […]
Seventy-five otherwise apparently sane individuals threw themselves off the eighth floor of the Visalia Marriott over the weekend, and raised more than $95,000 for the Source LGBT+ Center in the process. First Step’s a Doozy Despite having a pair of working elevators at their disposal, as well as a set of reliable stairs, dozens of […]
As staff at the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) begin their plans for the city’s fifth high school, three new trustees on the city’s school board will guide their progress in the wake of the November 6 election. Winners and Losers Returning to the seven-member VUSD Governing Board is Board Clerk John Crabtree, who defeated […]
Tulare is once again a united community. With the future of the city’s only hospital hanging in the balance, voters overwhelmingly approved a 30-year lease of Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) to Adventist Health, as proposed in Measure H. The final tally was an 88.1% approval. That landslide victory, says Tulare Local Health Care District […]
Trustees of the Visalia Unified School District are asking voters to approve a $105.3 million bond issue on November 6, with the bulk of the proceeds earmarked for a fifth high school, but some critics say another campus may not be necessary. Measure A Details Measure A–approval of which will allow the district to sell […]
Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Tulare), who is seeking reelection to a ninth term in the November midterm election, abandoned a meeting and fled a Visalia coffee shop to avoid speaking with constituents and the press. Rare Local Sighting Word of his presence spread quickly when Nunes, who has not held a public forum for constituents […]
Three Valley residents who sued to keep Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) from calling himself a farmer were more right than they knew. An expose published nationwide this month reveals property in Tulare where the Nunes family dairy stood was sold a dozen years ago, and the Nunes family and the congressman’s campaign apparently continue to […]
Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) is back in business. On October 26 of last year the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) Board stunned the community with the announcement the city’s only hospital would voluntarily give up its license and close its doors. At 9:15am on October 15–just two weeks shy of the anniversary of […]