“It’s a continued direction towards no accountability…These are steps towards having a secret police.” Jim Reeves, a former dispatcher for the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and longtime Visalia watchdog, spoke to the Valley Voice about the quiet expansion of surveillance and privacy-eroding technology inside our local police departments. Twice in three years, the Visalia City […]
A California Highway Patrol officer claims members of the Tulare Police Department (TPD) violated his rights repeatedly during the fallout of a bad breakup with one of its officers. Michael Mota, a local patrolman for the CHP, claims he was wrongly evicted from the home he shared with TPD officer Lupita Hernandez based on false […]
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Adolph P. Aguirre, 21, of Exeter, California, who was killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 29, 2026. Aguirre’s family recently received their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on his identification can be shared. In the […]
Visalia Police Chief Jason Salazar announced today that he will retire from the City of Visalia, concluding over 30 years in law enforcement. “Chief Salazar has led the Visalia Police Department with honor and integrity. We have been blessed by his leadership and his service to this community for over 30 years,” said Mayor Brett […]
The hospital expansion at Adventist Health Tulare – after more than a dozen years of delay and setbacks – will be ready to accept patients by 2028, says CEO of Tulare Local Health Care District Randy Dodd. “We just signed a contract for $3.5 million, a preconstruction contract,” Dodd said. “In January we’ll be able […]
AJ Rivas resigned from the Porterville City Council on Friday, August 21, according to an announcement from the City of Porterville. Though the Porterville City Manager sent out a lengthy press release announcing Rivas’ resignation highlighting his accomplishments, no reason was given for his abrupt departure. “The City of Porterville announces the resignation of District […]
A pair of local agencies – the Tulare County Board of Supervisors and the Hanford City Council – hit the brakes on data center construction in their jurisdictions this week. Their actions come on the heels of widespread opposition to a plan to place the centers on county fairgrounds around the state, including in Kings […]
The bright lights of New York City are coming to Porterville as the Sierra View Foundation hosts Midnight in Manhattan, presented by Bank of the Sierra, on Friday, September 18, 2026, at 5:30 PM at Eagle Mountain Casino. The annual fundraiser will bring guests together for casino games, the Skyline Sweepstakes, and a Dessert Auction […]
One hundred years ago, a new institution of learning was established on what is now the Redwood High School campus where it remained until 1939-40 while the present Mooney Ave campus was constructed. In the century since 1926, College of the Sequoias has become the center of higher learning in Visalia. The city itself grew […]
After more than three decades of dedicated leadership and service to youth and families across the Central Valley, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias announces the retirement of longtime Chief Executive Officer Galen Quenzer and welcomes Keith R. Stump as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer. Stump will officially begin his role on Monday, […]