Mental Health Services Act plan update available for public review

The Tulare County HHSA Mental Health Branch, as required under the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), is opening a public review and comment period for the MHSA Integrated Program and Expenditure Plan Annual Update for fiscal year 2024/2025. The plan details Community Services and Supports (CSS), Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI), Workforce Education and Training […]

Adventist Health Hanford in top 10% of nation for patient safety, achieves 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award

Adventist Health Hanford announced today that it has been recognized as a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. This achievement—plus recently earned Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery accreditation, Geriatric Emergency Department accreditation, and the American Heart Association Gold Plus award—reflects Adventist Health Hanford’s […]

COS SJV-MedBridge program welcomes twelve new students

The College of the Sequoias in partnership with the San Joaquin Valley-MedBridge Program is delighted to announce the addition of twelve exceptional students to its esteemed community. These individuals, chosen for their exemplary academic achievements and commitment to healthcare, bring a wealth of diverse talents and perspectives to our program. Each of these students has […]

Fresno Yosemite International Airport Evacuation

At approximately 5:00 a.m. this morning, a suspicious item was discovered at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the front terminal area which prompted an evacuation in the ticket and baggage claim areas.  Fresno Police Department Bomb Squad responded to the scene and conducted an examination of the device. The incident was resolved at approximately 6:30 […]

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office along with state agencies take down drug trafficking and arms dealing operations linked to Sinaloa Mexican Drug Cartel

At 7 a.m. on 3/14/24, 21 teams from state, local and federal agencies served 31 simultaneous search warrants at various homes throughout Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties. These warrants were the result of a nine-month investigation into information the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office received about a large amount of meth that was being transported between Kings […]