Money and incumbency normally win elections, but the 2022 General Election was a mixed bag. While Visalia’s four city council races kept the status quo in tact, Exeter, Hanford and Tulare Local Healthcare District voters decided to make some changes — this happened on the national scene, also, with traditionally Republican and Democrat seats flipping. […]
After a broadcasting career spanning more than half a century, Kent ‘Hop’ Hopper, whose deep and iconic voice has haunted the invisible airwaves here in the San Joaquin Valley has signed off after his final broadcast. Last Show Streaming Now The last edition of Hopper in the Morning – the Pulse of the Valley […]
A university center is coming to College of the Sequoias in Visalia, now that Measure C passed in the recent Tulare County election. The university center will host 4-year universities providing bachelor’s and master’s programs. Fresno State already has a small university center on the Visalia campus, but the new university center is slated to […]
Kings County agreed to settle the sexual harassment filed by the former top DA investigator, Robert Waggle, in the District Attorney’s office, the Visalia-Hanford-Lemoore Future has learned. Waggle’s suit against the county stems from alleged behavior by District Attorney Keith Fagundes involving Waggle who worked in the DA’s office starting in 2010, according to the […]
At dusk on a June evening this year, a car drove by Vicki Riddle’s house on D Street in Exeter. The driver stopped the car, got out, and started shooting at two teenage pedestrians. Two children on their bikes ran to Riddle’s neighbor’s house to take shelter, and the two teenagers being shot at ran […]
Plans to build a 22,500-square-foot firearm and ammunition retail box store and indoor shooting range in north Visalia are on hold at the developer’s request. Construction of the mega-sized gun shop was on the agenda of the Visalia Planning Commission latest meeting Monday, November 14. A public hearing was scheduled, continuing a process begun in […]
No one can tell who will be victorious on November 8, but public records can tell us who amassed the most cash during campaign season. The Visalia City Council race has ten candidates running in four districts: the candidate who raised the most money was Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, running against Heather Carter in District […]
The mother of a student assaulted by a fellow student on the Divisadero Middle School campus says the school and the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) failed to protect her daughter after the attack. The district has a violent campus that the administrators are unable to control, she said. Surprise Attack Early this school […]
Rep. Connie Conway (CA-22) today introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to open up the Hetch Hetchy reservoir to recreational activities and to force the City of San Francisco to pay a fair price for its access to the reservoir’s water and power. Cosponsored by Representatives David Valadao (CA-21) and Tom McClintock (CA-4), […]
“Our team is focused on excellence and works tirelessly to care for this community, and while what we do is not for the awards or the praise, it’s wonderful to see this team get recognized for the great work that they do,” said Gary Herbst, Chief Executive Officer of Kaweah Health. “To be named among […]