At dusk on a June evening this year, a car drove by Vicki Riddle’s house on D Street in Exeter. The driver stopped the car, got out, and started shooting at two teenage pedestrians. Two children on their bikes ran to Riddle’s neighbor’s house to take shelter, and the two teenagers being shot at ran […]
Kaweah Health Medical Center has received its third consecutive “A,” the top Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022 given by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization. The score, released today, is a national distinction recognizing Kaweah Health’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. “Safety is our top […]
Plans to build a 22,500-square-foot firearm and ammunition retail box store and indoor shooting range in north Visalia are on hold at the developer’s request. Construction of the mega-sized gun shop was on the agenda of the Visalia Planning Commission latest meeting Monday, November 14. A public hearing was scheduled, continuing a process begun in […]
“In order to make America great and glorious again I am announcing my candidacy for the President of the United States,” Trump said in front of a crowd of supporters at his Florida golf resort at Mar-a-Lago. With chants of “USA, USA” coming from the audience, Trump stated that America’s comeback starts right now. “Everyone […]
The Sequoia Symphony now has a Christmas video and music track out with members of top 90s boy bands. The song, “O Holy Night,” orchestrated by Symphony Music Director Bruce Kiesling and his childhood friend, Jeff Timmons of the 98 Degrees boy band, is being released Tuesday, Nov. 15. Besides Timmons, it features Justin Jeffre […]
The League of Women Voters of Tulare County is pleased to have VUSD superintendent Kirk Shrum as its guest speaker at 12PM on Tuesday, November 15th. This meeting is at the Left of Center Bistro at 699 W. Center, Visalia. Lunch is not required. But, the buffet lunch is $20 and an RSVP is needed. […]
Tuesday’s elections produced few upsets in Tulare County, as of 11:00pm on election night — incumbents were able to rest easy with favorable results. Visalia Vice-Mayor Brian Poochigian was celebrating with friends and family at the Visalia Country Club after the elections results were posted a little after 8:00pm tonight cementing his re-election in District […]
Tulare County Probation Department received a $121,000 grant to supervise high-risk and repeat DUI offenders. For the last 13 years, funding provided by California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has allowed the department to assign a dedicated Deputy Probation Officer to a specialized DUI caseload. The funding also […]
No one can tell who will be victorious on November 8, but public records can tell us who amassed the most cash during campaign season. The Visalia City Council race has ten candidates running in four districts: the candidate who raised the most money was Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, running against Heather Carter in District […]
The mother of a student assaulted by a fellow student on the Divisadero Middle School campus says the school and the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) failed to protect her daughter after the attack. The district has a violent campus that the administrators are unable to control, she said. Surprise Attack Early this school […]