In a press release at the end of March, Adventist Health Tulare announced it had received a coveted renewal of its accreditation by “one of the world’s leading certification, assurance and risk management provider(s), but one patient’s experience contradicts that assessment. By awarding its re-accreditation, DNV, the company that surveyed Adventist’s patient safety standards in […]
An investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the Tulare County High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force (HIDTA) has resulted in the arrest of five local men and the seizure of dozens of pounds of potent and potentially deadly narcotics. Six Arrests Total A spokesperson for the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said four […]
Farrah McWilliams — mother of 5-year-old Jackson, an autistic student enrolled in the Tulare City School District (TCSD) — supposes that she’d get more satisfaction from talking to the bricks in the school building walls than she’s gotten from the TCSD’s administrators during her years-long legal battle to secure the education her son is guaranteed […]
A pair of lawsuits making their way through the federal courts say the Tulare City School District (TCSD) and its employees engaged in discriminatory behavior through their attempts to slow down the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic in the city’s schools. Both cases involve the district’s attempts to keep its students and employees safe […]
Conservation activist Jeff Miller of the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has a message for the Tulare County Board of Supervisors: the world is round and the Southern Sierra population of yellow-legged frogs needs federal protection. Listing Already a Lock Miller’s message was in response to the supervisors considering a letter to the US […]
While new COVID-19 infections are at an all-time high in Tulare County — with hospitalizations and deaths increasing daily to keep pace — residents who believe the pandemic response is unnecessary are fighting against new and existing public health measures with a virulence that almost matches that of the new omicron variant. January saw […]
Authorities have identified and arrested the men they say are responsible for a triple homicide on the campus of Golden West High School on May 5, 2020, and in the process uncovered an alleged scheme to bring guns to Tulare County in exchange for Mexican methamphetamine and locally-grown cannabis. The arrests were announced by State […]
The political landscape of Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties have an entirely new look and it could lead to seismic shifts of influence throughout the area. Following months of work, the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Committee released the final map of the state’s new voting districts reflecting the outcome of the 2020 US Census count. […]
An attorney hired by a former staffer to sue State Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Porterville) is facing sanctions from the California State Bar for his conduct of that lawsuit. Mathis Faced Sexual Harassment Claims Chad Morgan, a Corona-based attorney, was hired by a fired former district director for Mathis’ Visalia office. Janie Sustaita attempted to […]
A Visalia woman is suing her former employer–WinCo Holdings, Inc.–for alleged discrimination and unlawful dismissal based on her status as a transgender person. Wrongful Termination Alleged The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Carlee MacRae by Visalia attorney Brett Abbott, also alleges WinCo engaged in a number of other violations of state employment law that […]