The trial process for Dr. Yorai ‘Benny’ Benzeevi, Bruce Greene and Alan Germany could begin — after three years — with a preliminary hearing on November 7 at 10 a.m. Court Threatens Grand Jury Indictment Attorneys for the co-defendants were back in front of Tulare County Superior Court Judge Michael Sheltzer for hearings on […]
According to a pair of independent reports, a freak set of circumstances led to the formation of a cloud of noxious vapor that sickened five swimmers – including two minors – at the Evolutions Fitness and Wellness Center in Tulare last month. The reports were made public on Thursday, July 13 at a special meeting […]
Five people – including two minors – were hospitalized after an apparent malfunction released an unknown toxic gas into the indoor pool area at Evolutions Fitness and Wellness Center in Tulare on Tuesday, June 27. Other victims included two adult women and a man. Firefighters Respond Chief Michael Ott of the Tulare Fire Department […]
Despite the return of Tulare Lake – fed now by rivers swollen with meltwater from a record snowpack that could last into late autumn thanks to unusual periods of cool weather – Tulare County is making plans for when Mother Nature is less generous. No Rain in May Things are already returning to the […]
Dr. Yorai “Benny” Benzeevi – former CEO of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) now facing dozens of criminal charges resulting from alleged abuse of power during his tenure – has fired his criminal defense attorneys three years into the case. According to public documents, a request for a substitution of attorneys in the […]
State and local authorities are preparing for massive flooding of the Tulare Lake Basin. Record amounts of snow blanket the watershed, and now a record spring runoff is being driven by a wave of unseasonably high temperatures. Officials – bearing the worst-case scenarios in mind – are imagining valley cities around the lake flooding, and […]
The Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) is under the gun as it faces a set of yearly deadlines demonstrating the expansion project at the Tulare hospital – owned by the district and operated by Adventist Health – is making significant and ongoing progress. Meanwhile, the State of California legislature approved a loan package Thursday, […]
A civil rights case against the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office stemming from the 2017 beating of an openly gay Strathmore man can now proceed in federal court following a criminal trial of the beating victim instigated by the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office. DA Filed Charges One Year After Incident The criminal case against […]
Following weeks of record rainfall, Central Valley residents need little urging to get outside now that the wettest weather ever is mostly behind us. Mother Nature is giving us one anyway. An intense superbloom is covering the state’s hillsides and deserts in blankets of wildflowers. And the showy display is turning the Sierra Nevada into […]
For a city its size, Tulare hasn’t had a big-name grocery store – think Save Mart or Vons – since the Albertsons on Cherry Street closed its doors. Community is Mostly Underserved There are certainly grocery stores in Tulare. Albertsons was replaced by the locally-owned Palace Food Depot, which closed last October after 80 […]