A Press Release from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department Around 4:30 a.m. on 1/16/20, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the DEA, FBI and the Visalia Police Department, ended a five-month investigation into a violent gang in the northern part of Tulare County. “Operation Stray Bullet” targeted violent gang members for the last […]
Three Democrats and an independent candidate are hoping to become the next congressman from California’s 22nd District. Returning for a second attempt at unseating Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) is Fresno businessman Bobby Bliatout, and he’s in the race because he once tried and failed to help Nunes improve healthcare in the 22nd District, as well as […]
The city of Tulare has filed a motion challenging the right of Councilman Greg Nunley to sue the city for defamation, slander and interfering with his real estate development business. Additionally, the city has filed a response to a second lawsuit by Nunley that seeks the release of an independent investigator’s report on an alleged […]
After a period of turmoil in which the City of Hanford considered ending its service agreement with the Hanford Chamber of Commerce, Joey Joslin, the chamber’s executive director, resigned. Board member Linda Silveira replaced him as interim executive director on December 17 and the chamber is searching for a new leader. The chamber board remains […]
On January 7 the Tulare County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt a resolution approving $25 million in tax-exempt bonds towards the Sequoia Commons II Apartments project located at 31161 Florence Avenue in Goshen. The project will create 60 affordable rental units, including six units for regularly homeless families. According to the Program Director […]
Republican candidates running for Tulare County Supervisor Districts 1 and 3 attended the Visalia Republican’s Women Federated candidate forum at the Visalia Country Club January 9 to share information about their campaigns. Members of the audience were invited to write their questions down on note cards. The moderator chose five questions and gave each candidate […]
In an interview tonight with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Lev Parnas asserted that President Donald Trump was fully aware of the efforts to dig up potentially damaging information on former Vice-President Joseph Biden to help his re-election. Maddow asked Parnas, “What do you think is the main inaccuracy, the main lie being told that you feel […]
Do you think Congress should vote to approve the War Powers Act to limit President Trump’s military aggression against Iran?
A Press Release from KDHCD The Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board of Directors has unanimously voted to appoint its newest member. Garth Gipson, a financial planner, who was born in Visalia and raised in the Central Valley, was selected by the Board to represent Zone 3 through Dec. 3, 2020. The Board voted unanimously […]
The California state budget is set to break the record at $222.2 billion with Governor Gavin Newsom unveiling the budget proposal Friday in a press conference that lasted almost three hours. Newsom touted the strength of California’s fiscal health after ten years of economic growth while putting $21 billion in the state’s reserves. Assemblymember Rudy […]