Hospital staffing amid the coronavirus pandemic is a big challenge in the Valley. In response, the Fresno County Office of Emergency Medical Services is asking the state for more help. That's on top of the military boots on the ground the Valley has already received. Another military team arrived in...
Military Teams Arriving at Valley Hospitals This Week to Combat COVID-19
Department of Defense teams are deploying to hospitals in Fresno, Visalia, and Hanford this week to help fight a surge of COVID-19 cases. The 20-person teams are on month-long missions to help hospitals maximize their available bed space as case counts push the facilities to capacity. At the request of...
'Rapid' COVID-19 Testing Finally Arrives in the Valley
There's been nothing rapid about getting rapid tests for COVID-19. That's changing — rapidly. Local hospitals are finally starting to receive the testing supplies they need to get results quickly. Several are using a system from Silicon Valley-based Cepheid that promises results in about 45 minutes. "Last week, we were...
'Rapid' COVID-19 Testing Finally Arrives in the Central Valley. Community Medical Already Processing Hundreds a Day.
There's been nothing rapid about getting rapid tests for COVID-19. That's changing - rapidly. Central Valley hospitals are finally starting to receive the testing supplies they need to get results quickly. Several are using a system from Silicon Valley-based Cepheid that promises results in about 45 minutes. "Last week, we...
Second South Valley Victim Recovered From Colorado River
UPDATE: 8:20 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 5: The Mohave County Sheriff's Office in Kingman, Arizona, said the body of 24-year-old Kirra Drury of Ventura was located Tuesday afternoon. UPDATE: 11:33 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 4: The Mohave County Sheriff's Office announced that the body of Tulare resident Brian Grabowski was recovered Tuesday...
Deadly Colorado River Collision Leaves Heavy Hearts in Tulare County
UPDATE: 11:33 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 4: The Mohave County Sheriff's Office announced that the body of Tulare resident Brian Grabowski was recovered Tuesday morning from the Colorado River, ABC30 reported. Grabowski owns an ocular prosthetics company. His wife, Tabby, was among nine people injured in a deadly collision of two...