Visalia Unified partners with Sonoma State University for automatic admissions

Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) is expanding its university partnerships to include Sonoma State University, providing students with clear, accessible pathways to higher education. This is VUSD’s first out-of-the-area university partnership that builds on the district’s two other university partnerships with Fresno State and UC Merced. VUSD began to partner with universities for automatic admissions […]

Arts Visalia Presents: The Rear View Mirror by Mark Robinson

Rock your new year with the stone sculptures by Mark Robinson. The Rear View Mirror is an exhibition featuring a retrospective of Robinson’s artwork throughout his life. From his large-scale stone carvings to his earlier illustrative and multimedia pieces, celebrate 70 years of Mark’s artistic creativity January 1 – 31, 2026. An opening reception with […]

The Great Western Livestock Show returns to the Tulare County Fairgrounds

The Great Western Livestock Show is gearing up for its highly anticipated return, taking place January 30th to February 1st, 2026, at the Tulare County Fairgrounds. This premier agricultural event celebrates excellence in livestock exhibition and is proud to partner with Fresno State and College of the Sequoias Agriculture Departments to foster education and community […]

City of Fresno unveils largest airport expansion in history

The City of Fresno marked a major milestone in its history yesterday with the opening of its new terminal expansion at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT). Yesterday’s momentous occasion celebrated a multi-year project and initiative to deliver an enhanced travel experience for passengers flying through FAT. This first-class facility adds approximately 98,000 square feet to […]

Kaweah Health, Tulare County open Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit

Kaweah Health and Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency have collaborated to open a Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. In 2022, the two health organizations received a California Health Facilities Financing Authority grant of nearly $5 million to establish the facility. Located near Visalia’s Oval Park, the CSU will […]

State Water Resources Control Board’s unanimous decision sends Kaweah subbasin back to DWR

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) unanimously adopted a resolution at its December 2nd board meeting to return three Kaweah River area groundwater agencies to Department of Water Resources (DWR) oversight, effectively retaining local control over groundwater management. The Kaweah Subbasin, a groundwater basin within Tulare County comprised of the East Kaweah, […]

Costa, McBride lead letter urging USDA to restore full bird flu surveillance as holiday season approaches

Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), Ranking Member of the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Chicken Caucus, and senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-00) led dozens of Members of Congress in a letter calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately restore full […]