Visalia Unified School District celebrated the launch of girls’ flag football as an official California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) sport, recognizing more than 100 student-athletes who are making history as members of VUSD’s inaugural teams. The celebration brought together student-athletes, coaches, families, school and district leaders, and community members to recognize the four VUSD teams representing […]
A group calling itself the Coalition for Transparency / Fiscal Accountability / Save Our General Fund has issued a report claiming irresponsible use of city funds at the Adventist Health Amphitheater at Zumwalt Park in Tulare. However, statements made in the report do not appear to match official records. Amphitheater Management the Core Issue […]
The Villegas For Congress campaign has announced it secured the endorsement of SEIU California, representing SEIU local unions across California including in the Central Valley. SEIU California represents over 750,000 working people including nurses, healthcare workers, janitors, social workers, security officers, in-home caregivers, school and university employees, court workers, and city, county and state employees. […]
The City of Porterville will hold an unveiling ceremony for the new Washington Monument at Veterans Park on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The ceremony will also include the dedication of a Revolutionary War Patriot Marker by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The monument was developed in conjunction with the City’s […]
The Tulare County Fair Board has selected longtime educator, mentor and community member Susan Leal to serve as the 2026 Tulare County Fair Parade Grand Marshal, announced Tulare County Fair CEO Dena Rizzardo. “Susan represents what the Tulare County Fair Parade is all about community, tradition and generations of families coming together,” said Rizzardo. “For […]
“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 […]
Local business leader, Alii Azizuddin has joined the Kings County Sheriff’s Office and the Kings County Sheriff’s Foundation to establish a dedicated Emergency Assistance Fund designed to support active-duty deputies and their families during times of unexpected financial hardship. The initiative provides rapid, confidential, and direct financial assistance to deputies facing unforeseen crises—ensuring help is […]
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 […]
On the Nov. 3, general municipal election ballot, the City of Tulare’s proposed local sales tax measure will officially appear as Measure A, as designated by the Tulare County Registrar of Voters. Placed on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the City Council on June 2, Measure A asks voters to consider a 1-cent […]
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 […]