"The Stairs" above Springville are beautiful — and deadly — this time of year with the Sierra snowmelt filling the Tule River. On Sunday afternoon, Juan Hernandez, 17, of Los Angeles, was swept up in the river's rapids for about 20 minutes before bystanders pulled him out. Hernandez was taken to...
Tulare County Mom Accused of Drowning Son Pleads Not Guilty
PORTERVILLE — A Strathmore woman has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the drowning her 12-year-old son and attempting drowning of her 7-year-old boy. A judge denied bail Wednesday for Sherri Renee Telnas at her arraignment. She was prosecuted a decade ago in Montana for trying...