Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization […]
After a long and winding road, Caliva finally opened its Hanford storefront dispensary on August 1. Their official ribbon cutting on August 13 where officials from State Senator Mellissa Hurtado’s office, Representative David Valadao and Hanford Mayor Francisco Ramirez were in attendance to welcome Caliva’s long awaited opening. “We are thrilled with the location and […]
The Tulare Chamber of Commerce announces the annual State of the City luncheon event on Friday, August 27th, at the International Agri-Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The State of the City is an informative event providing businesses and community members with an opportunity to hear about city projects and future goals. Mayor Dennis […]
In the wake of the drug-overdose death of a contractor in Kaweah Health Medical Center’s emergency department in December 2020, the county’s largest hospital, was given just 90 days to correct dozens of policy and procedure deficiencies or lose federal funding. Kaweah Health’s leadership was given 10 days to respond. Cutting It Close? The […]
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is launching the third Community of Interest (COI) public input meeting for Zone F-(Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare). Your input is vital to the success of the Commission. We need your Communities of Interest information to respect the boundaries of your communities during the redistricting process. We still have time […]
The community of Tulare is elated to announce the Welcome Home Celebration of the hometown hero, Richard Torrez, Jr., Olympic Super Heavyweight Boxing Silver Medalist. The festivities will kick off on Saturday, August 21 at 6:30 pm with a motorcade from where his boxing career began, the Tulare Athletic Boxing Club that his grandfather was […]
Judging from her answers during her council interview newly selected District 1 Council Member (central) Liz Wynn said she would provide some leeway in following the General Plan if an economically important project were at stake. During her August 12 interview District 4 Council Member Greg Collins (northeast) asked her, “There’s a project that would […]
Bring Organics to the 8/21 Clean Up Event in Visalia and Receive Compost for Free Visalians who bring organics to drop off at this month’s Dump On Us clean up event can now receive free compost in return. Beginning at the Saturday, August 21st, 2021 event, Visalia residents who dispose of green/organic waste materials are […]
A Press Release from Kaweah Health On Wednesday afternoon, with hospital capacity stabilizing at 95 percent, Kaweah Health called off its two-day internal emergency due to rapid hospitalizations, and opened its newly expanded Emergency Department. “Our hospital capacity issues have not been fixed. We’re still going to have volume issues, but we’ve worked really hard […]
A press release from TCSO Around 10 a.m today (Tuesday, August 17) TCSO Deputies and Officers with The California Department of Fish and Wildlife responded to two bear cubs repeatedly being seen walking in the roadway in the Three Rivers area. Deputies received reports that numerous people were passing by and trying to feed and […]