The event featuring first lady Jill Biden at the historic Forty Acres in Delano was fitting for Cesar Chavez Day. Hundreds of farmworkers gathered at Agbayani Village — the lodging portion of the former UFW headquarters turned National Park Service site — and marched to wait in line to receive...
Convicted Fresno Murderer Allegedly Stabs Inmate to Death
DELANO — Convicted Fresno murderer Richard Escalon, 42, is now accused of stabbing a Kern Valley State Prison inmate to death. State prison officials said that Omar Orane, 40, was stabbed several times in the upper body with an inmate-made weapon by Escalon on Thursday morning. Crane later died at...
Prisons Killing Spree Includes Merced County Murderer
Four California inmates were killed at three state prisons, including two at a facility north of Bakersfield a day apart, corrections department officials said Monday. “They're all unrelated,” said department spokeswoman Terry Thornton. Officials say two inmates fatally stabbed Michael M. Ramadanovic, 65, on Friday at High Desert State Prison in...
Convicted Murderer Stabbed to Death in Delano Prison
DELANO — A convicted murderer has been stabbed to death at a California state prison, authorities said Friday. Two inmates armed with a homemade weapon attacked Robert Hargrave Thursday afternoon in a recreational yard at Kern Valley State Prison, according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and...
Authorities Say Delano Inmate Knocked Guard Unconscious
DELANO — An inmate at a Valley prison knocked out a guard and another officer suffered a broken hand before the prisoner was subdued, corrections officials said Wednesday. Traymar Robinson, 23, was handcuffed and placed in segregated custody as official investigate the alleged attack at North Kern State Prison in...
Delano Declares Itself a Sanctuary City From ICE
A Valley city known as a birthplace of the farmworker rights movement has declared itself a sanctuary city, even as Delano's leaders conceded the stance against immigration enforcement is largely symbolic. The Delano City Council voted Monday night to approve a resolution declaring the Kern County town of 53,000 a...
1 Suspect Killed, 1 Wounded in Tulare County Shooting
Tulare County and city of Delano law enforcement officers fatally shot a man and wounded a woman near Delano while seeking a suspect in a drive-by shooting Friday. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office says deputies spotted the suspect at a motel in the Richgrove area around 2 a.m., and Delano...