Miles Louis Shuper, 80 died April 15, 2025 at University of California San Francisco hospital. He’d been transferred there five days earlier due to “complicated” medical issues. As Miles desired God protected him from “lingering” and he now resides “safe at Home” – in his forever Heavenly home. Miles was born to Milan Shuper and […]
This year, Tulare County Special Olympics organized four events to encourage more students and adults to participate in the games. The games began March 28 with Special Olympics in Visalia. This month, Porterville held its Special Olympics on April 4, followed by the North County games at Dinuba High School on April 11. Tulare County’s […]
The Kaweah Delta Health Care District has agreed to settle a class action suit brought on behalf of more than 6,000 current and former employees who claim the district underpaid them for years. The settlement will cost the district more than $500,000. Employees from 2019 to 2024 in Payout Included in the class are […]
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Court research by Robert Lewis, Lauren Hepler, Anat Rubin, Sergio Olmos, Cayla Mihalovich, Ese Olumhense, Ko Bragg, Andrew Donohue and Jenna Peterson Ivan Dimov was convicted of reckless driving in 2013, after fleeing police in Washington state while his passenger allegedly dumped heroin […]
Students from Visalia high schools explored the diverse world of healthcare during the Doc Build and Navigate Your Destiny (Doc B.A.N.D.) event at Kaweah Health. The event provided high school students interested in healthcare careers with hands-on opportunities in Kaweah Health’s nationally recognized Simulation Laboratory (SIM Lab), as well as a dinner where students could […]
After a finding by state authorities that a series of failures and neglect led to the untimely death of a patient in the Kaweah Health Medical Center emergency department, the family of the dead man is seeking damages from the Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Tulare County Superior Court. In legal filings, the district […]
The Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) has settled its lawsuit against a former member of its board of directors, Dr. Parmod Kumar. Kumar, who was removed from office in a 2017 recall election, was alleged to have encouraged the use of district funds to pay for a private lawsuit against another physician. Kumar has […]
The Visalia Police Department has encrypted its transmissions as of March 20 – marking the end of real-time reporting for media outlets focusing on Visalia, including the city’s popular online outlets like Visalia Stringer and Visalia Watchdog. The encryption conversion also means that regular citizens with radio scanners or listening through online platforms like Broadcastify […]
A former unit secretary at the Kaweah Health Medical Center emergency department (ED) said he was fired from his job after revealing to surviving family members how a 60-year-old patient died as result of willful inaction by the medical staff. A state investigation of the fatal October 2023 incident found multiple violations by Kaweah Health. […]
Visalia Police Chief Jason Salazar was sworn in as the 60th president of the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) on March 10, 2025, for a one-year term following his election by the Board of Directors. Chief Salazar brings over 30 years of policing experience to this role, beginning his career with the Visalia Police Department […]