[aggregation-styles] San Joaquin Valley Sun Details behind the abrupt exit of former Hanford City Council member Art Brieno are slowly being revealed. Thursday night, an attorney for Darlene Mata, a high-ranking public official in the City of Hanford administration, previewed the findings of an investigation conducted by Hanford’s City Attorney...
Pandemic Permanently Shutters Hanford Movie Theater
The show won't go on in Hanford. Metro 4 Cinemas closed for good on Friday. In a Facebook post, the owners placed blame on the COVID-19 pandemic and the opening of a casino. Facebook Post "We are sad to announce that, as of today, Movie Heroes will no longer be...
Hanford Soldier Among 3 Allies Killed in Iraq Attack
Army Spc. Juan Miguel Mendez Covarrubias, 27, of Hanford was one of two U.S. servicemen killed Wednesday when a barrage of rockets was fired at a military base in Iraq, U.S. officials said Air Force Staff Sgt. Marshal Roberts, 28, of Owasso, Oklahoma was also killed, as well as a...
Hanford Teacher's Christmas Wish? A New Pair of Lungs.
What Chrissy Mizer hopes to get for Christmas can't come down the chimney with Santa and won't fit under the tree. Listen to this article: Mizer, a second-grade teacher who lives in Lemoore, needs a new pair of lungs. And once she does get her long-awaited double-lung transplant, she'll...
Feds Charge Valley Men With Having Machine Guns
The FBI, its federal partners, and local law enforcement units continue their crackdown on Valley residents with machine guns. On Thursday, the Department of Justice charged Eric Lopez Mercado, 25, of Lemoore, and Jose Moreno, 24 of Hanford, with illegally possessing and transferring machine guns. Charges Arise from Nuestra Familia...
Will It Be December Before Fresno Has Rain?
The National Weather Service in Hanford said Tuesday that it doesn't see rain in the Fresno forecast for the next two weeks. In a tweet, NWS-Hanford also included a chart of the eight latest "wet season" dates for the first Fresno rainfall. The service defines the wet season as Oct....
Lemoore Police Chief Praises Slain Officer Jonathan Diaz
Authorities say an off-duty law enforcement officer killed a police officer and critically wounded his father before killing himself in a shooting at a birthday party Saturday in Hanford. Kings County sheriff's detectives say 32-year-old Ramiro Trevino Jr. died after fatally shooting 31-year-old Jonathan Diaz and critically wounding 58-year-old...
Lemoore Police Officer Killed at Birthday Party in Hanford
Authorities say an off-duty law enforcement officer killed a police officer and critically wounded his father before killing himself in a shooting at a birthday party Saturday in Hanford. Listen to this article: Kings County sheriff's detectives say 32-year-old Ramiro Trevino Jr. died after fatally shooting 31-year-old Jonathan Diaz...
Hanford Police: 4-Month-Old Kidnapped by Man Found Safe
Hanford police say they have located a 4-month-old baby boy who was allegedly kidnapped by a man who had dated his mother. Police Capt. Karl Anderson says the baby was found safe Tuesday in Lemoore about 10 miles west of Hanford, where the child was abducted Monday. Anderson says the...
Downtown Hanford's First Marijuana Store Gets Council Greenlight
Hanford's first downtown shop selling medical and recreational marijuana to adults could open as soon as early 2020 in downtown, and another downtown marijuana dispensary is on the horizon, Mayor Sue Sorensen tells GV Wire. The City Council voted Tuesday to grant a business permit for a downtown dispensary to...