Following a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state, a similar turn of events is being felt throughout the Central Valley. In a joint statement, both the Fresno County Department of Public Health and the Madera County Department of Public Health announced that their hospitals are being impacted and running...
Kings County Can Prosecute Woman in Fetus Death Case Over Becerra Objection
The state Supreme Court has ruled that Kings County can continue its case against a woman accused of killing her unborn baby because of drug use. Kings County District Attorney Keith Fagundes' office charged Chelsea Becker, of Hanford, with murder after a stillbirth in 2019. Becker appealed the charges, and...
Ag Giants Boswell, Vidovich Sling Mud at Each Other
Two giant Central Valley farming companies are slinging serious mud at one another over groundwater. And, in a rare break with tradition, they’re doing it in public. The fight has spilled out in public comments on the Tulare Lake Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan, which covers most of Kings County. The...
3 Counties Join Fresno in Backing Delay of Controversial VMT Law
Supervisors in Kings, Tulare, and Merced counties voted to align themselves with Fresno County on Tuesday. The boards in Fresno's neighboring counties agreed to back a two-year delay on implementing a controversial law — SB 743 — scheduled to take effect next month. Fresno County did the same on May...
COVID-19 Spike Puts Fresno County on State’s Radar
The California Department of Public Health is paying extra attention to Fresno County after a spike in coronavirus cases. Fresno County Department of Public Health's Interim Health Officer Rais Vohra announced the development to reporters during a Monday afternoon Zoom call. "We've actually come to the attention of the state because...
COVID-19 Outbreaks at Food Plants in Tulare, Kings Counties
More than 100 employees have tested positive for the coronavirus at two food-processing facilities in Tulare County, health officials said. At least 107 employees at two Ruiz Foods facilities in Dinuba and Tulare have tested positive for the virus, the Visalia Times-Delta reported Tuesday. More Than Half of Kings Cases Tied...
First Kings County COVID-19 Death Reported
The first coronavirus death in Kings County was reported Saturday evening by public health officials. “The county is deeply saddened by this loss to COVID-19, and extends our condolences to the family for their loss,” said Edward Hill, director of the Kings County Department of Public Health. “This is a...
Kings County Deputy Kills Man Who Attacked 3 With Machete
HANFORD — A sheriff's deputy fatally shot a machete-wielding man Tuesday after he attacked three people near Hanford, authorities said. Deputies responded to a call just before 8 a.m. at a home on 1st Place and Houston Avenue in Home Garden just before 8 a.m. They found a woman and...
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...