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NAS Lemoore Welcomes Home Two Squadrons

[aggregation-styles] The Hanford Sentinel NAS LEMOORE — As two squadrons flew over NAS Lemoore on Thursday, families cheered, cried and hugged one another as a nearly 11-month deployment came to an end. After the squadrons made their way off their jets, families ran after their loved ones. Fathers picked up...

VP Pence to Return to Valley Saturday to Tout Trump Administration Achievements

Vice President Mike Pence will visit Naval Air Station Lemoore on Saturday, the White House said this afternoon. "Vice President Pence will deliver remarks to sailors on the Trump Administration’s historic foreign policy achievements," the statement said. Pence visited a farm near Lemoore in a 2019 campaign stop. Second Lady Karen Pence...

Tony Hawk Gets His Skateboard Kicks in Empty Lemoore Pool

Having just celebrated his 52nd birthday earlier this month, Tony "Birdman" Hawk is still doing what skateboarders do. On Memorial Day, Hawk and his family turned up at a Lemoore apartment complex with a drained swimming pool. Understand: an empty swimming pool is nirvana for skateboarders. "Sometimes people ask me...

Groundwater Plan Could Give Corcoran More of a Sinking Feeling

It’s hard to imagine state officials giving the thumbs up to a groundwater sustainability plan that potentially allows Corcoran – California’s subsidence epicenter – to sink another 6 feet. Especially considering the tiny, rural town was forced to spend $14 million in 2017 to rebuild its levees following the 2012-16...

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...

Hello Lemoore! 'Simpsons' Co-Producer Has Valley Roots

"Hello Lemoore!" That odd message appeared during the credits on a recent episode of "The Simpsons." During the annual Halloween-themed episode — "Treehouse of Terror XXX" — instead of names on the credits, silly messages and puns appear. "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening often used "Bat Groening." Listen to this article:   Hello...

At Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Celebrities Pay $10K an Hour to Ride Waves

The Kelly Slater Wave Company Surf Ranch, also known as Slater's wave, is a 20-acre surfing park in Lemoore. The man-made waves hit speeds of 20 mph and heights of 8 feet, making it suitable for World Surf League Championship Tour events. Listen to this article: Customers pay $10,000 to...

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...

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