Residents may take goats, sheep, and other small livestock to the Tulare County Fairgrounds for temporary shelter from the flooding events. For drop off, Gate 7, on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. Some indoor accommodations may be offered for companion pets and for their owners to stay with them […]
A joint statement from the Cities of Visalia, Porterville and the County of Tulare Our local reservoirs, Success Lake and Kaweah Lake, are nearing capacity due to the recent rainfall in Tulare County and officials expect both dam spillways to be operational with more rainfall forecasted. Currently, the spillway at Lake Success is operational. The […]
The City of Visalia declared a local state of emergency Monday afternoon in response to the past weekend’s storm and in anticipation of another storm forecasted to hit Tuesday morning. Under advisement from the County of Tulare and the Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Visalia made the declaration and immediately implemented an emergency […]
Due to recent storms Eagle Mountain Casino is closed until further notice Recent storm activity has caused extensive flooding and damage on the road to the Tule River Reservation. As a result, all roads entering the Tule River Reservation are currently closed. The Tule River Tribe and Office of Emergency Management are working to evacuate […]
Sheriff Boudreaux has issued Evacuation Orders for Parts of Cutler. Due to a levee break in the area of Road 124, south of Avenue 408, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux has issued Evacuation Orders for businesses and homes along Road 124, south of Avenue 408 down to Railroad Drive to Santa Fe Drive, which turns into Eddy, […]
Due to the upcoming storm, Sheriff Boudreaux has issued an Evacuation Warning for the homes and businesses along the Kings River, from the Fresno County line to the Kings County line. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is closely monitoring the forecast for an Atmospheric River arriving late Thursday night. The storm is expected to impact […]
To offer protection from forecasted rain and flooding, the City of Visalia will open its Transit Center lobby to serve as a Dry Center from Thursday, March 9th through Wednesday, March 15th. Located at 425 E. Oak Ave. in downtown Visalia, the Dry Center at the Visalia Transit Center will be open from 7 a.m. to […]
Due to the upcoming storm, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux has issued an Evacuation Warning for the Community of Ponderosa. The Warning would include all businesses, homes and structures within the community, and all roadways, Forest Service Roads, access ways attached to Mountain 107 (also known as the Western Divide Highway) north of Mountain Road 50, and […]
Kaweah Health will open a Center for Mental Wellness on Wednesday, March 8, in Visalia as part of its continued commitment to meet the demands for mental health services in the Central Valley. “Due to the limited number of mental health providers, we know how difficult it can be to get in to see a […]
The City of Porterville would like to invite the community to attend the annual Wall of Fame Ceremony. The ceremony will be taking place on Friday, March 10, 2023, beginning at 12:00pm at Centennial Park. The honorees being inducted into this year’s Wall of Fame include Don Dowling, David Gong, Cameron J. Hamilton, Maria C. […]