In a press release at the end of March, Adventist Health Tulare announced it had received a coveted renewal of its accreditation by “one of the world’s leading certification, assurance and risk management provider(s), but one patient’s experience contradicts that assessment. By awarding its re-accreditation, DNV, the company that surveyed Adventist’s patient safety standards in […]
Finding common ground is not the theme for this year’s Kings County District Attorney race. His challenger Sarah Hacker has accused current district attorney Keith Fagundes of being soft on crime, anti-women, and of having a high office turnover — among other accusations. Fagundes denies those allegations, and has come forward to defend his record […]
An investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the Tulare County High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force (HIDTA) has resulted in the arrest of five local men and the seizure of dozens of pounds of potent and potentially deadly narcotics. Six Arrests Total A spokesperson for the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said four […]
A press release from the City of Visalia Visalians, we need your feedback! The Engineering Division of the City of Visalia will be hosting a public, virtual workshop on the Goshen Visalia Corridor Project on Thursday, April 7th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. “The project consists of reconstructing and extending the Goshen Trail in order […]
The grass is cut, hot dogs are on the grill, beer is cold, it’s time for baseball in the Central Valley! The Visalia Rawhide are ready to take the field at Valley Strong Ballpark on Friday, April 8, at 6:45 P.M., gates open at 5:30 P.M.! The team kicks off the season going against the […]
Capping off a successful career in politics, former Assembly member Connie Conway looks poised to easily advance to the June 7 Primary and to finish former Congress member Devin Nunes’ tenure. As of 11:00pm, Fresno and Tulare County Registrar of Voters has Conway comfortably in the lead with Candidate Lourin Hubbard, Democrat from Fresno, a […]
Press release from Tulare County Office of Education On Friday, April 1, high school students from Tulare and Kings counties will be visiting the Visalia and Tulare campuses of College of the Sequoias for the annual College and Career EXPO. Nearly 460 students from 20 schools have registered to participate in EXPO 2022. EXPO has […]
Local non-profit donates clean drinking water systems to eligible families Water quality is one of Central California’s biggest challenges, with high levels of nitrate and arsenic contaminants and worsening drought conditions. For the thousands of Central Valley residents who can’t safely drink water from their tap, a new community program offers a solution. Supported by […]
Darlene Mata, Hanford Community Development director currently on an extended medical leave, is suing the city and Council Members Art Brieno and Francisco Ramirez, in a discrimination lawsuit seeking a judgment for lost earnings and benefits. The suit filed in Kings County Superior Court on March 16 follows unsuccessful attempts by Mata and her attorney […]
Morris Pearl is the chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, a former managing director at BlackRock, and co-author of Tax the Rich! Florida Senator Rick Scott, the Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, recently released an 11-point plan that outlines the policies that he believes Republicans should enact should they retake control of the House and Senate in the 2022 […]