Just before 5:00pm East Coast time the New York Manhattan Grand Jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump. This is the first time in United States history that any president or former president has been indicted. President Nixon came close to being indicted but was pardoned by President Gerald Ford before the charges could […]
A joint statement from the Cities of Visalia, Porterville and the County of Tulare Our local reservoirs, Success Lake and Kaweah Lake, are nearing capacity due to the recent rainfall in Tulare County and officials expect both dam spillways to be operational with more rainfall forecasted. Currently, the spillway at Lake Success is operational. The […]
The Visalia Police Department wants to warn the public regarding a computer scam where victims receive a pop-up on their computers that is said to be from “Microsoft Support.” The pop-up provides a 1-800 number to speak with a Microsoft representative. Once on the phone, the scammers convince their victims that their computer accounts have […]
A press release from California Farm Bureau In Endorsing First Democrat of 2022 Election Cycle, CFB Recognizes Fiona Ma’s Long History of Advocacy and Leadership for the Agriculture Economy California State Treasurer Fiona Ma’s campaign for re-election today announced the endorsement of the California Farm Bureau. The endorsement speaks to Treasurer Ma’s long history of […]
As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, several hundred thousand acres of irrigated farmland in the San Joaquin Valley are anticipated to come out of production. Farmers, researchers, government officials and water managers are looking at ways to ease the transition to fallowed ground and mitigate […]
This week, the California Center on Teaching Careers (the Center) – a statewide agency housed at the Tulare County Office of Education – launched a teacher recruitment campaign entitled, “We Want You.” The campaign provides a communications toolkit to assist school districts and communities in attracting new educators to the profession during the state’s acute […]
In county jails in California and across the country, inmate programs are utilized to teach a skill set and provide an opportunity for inmates to earn credits, a paycheck and skills that benefit them and their communities upon release. Kings County is no different. We have a food services program, animal services program, firewood splitting […]
The Source LGBT+ Center, serving Tulare and Kings County, invites the community to the grand opening of The Campus at The Source LGBT+ Center. The Campus is located at 109 NW 2nd Ave, Visalia. Join us for the official Grand Opening of The Source’s Campus on Jan 8th, 2022, at 11am! We are going to […]
A significant lightning storm occurred in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and the surrounding areas on the evening of September 9, 2021. At this time, three new wildfires ignited by the storm have been discovered within park boundaries. The parks are actively suppressing the fires. Current suppression actions include hand crews working on the ground and aerial water and retardant drops. The […]
President Biden is implementing a six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy that employs the same science-based approach that was used to successfully combat previous variants of COVID-19 earlier this year. This plan will ensure that we are using every available tool to combat COVID-19 and save even more lives in the months ahead, while also keeping schools […]