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...
Tulare County’s Relentless Drought Brings Dry Wells and Plenty of Misery
Severe drought is gripping most of California, but its misery isn’t spread equally. While most of the state compares today’s extreme conditions to previous droughts, people in Tulare County speak of drought — in the singular, as in a continuous state of being. “The drought has never stopped in north...
Manslaughter Charged in Death of 3-Year-Old Left in Hot Visalia Car
A Visalia woman whose 3-year-old daughter died while left in a car during last week's triple-digit heatwave faces child abuse and involuntary manslaughter charges. The Tulare County District Attorney's Office charged Eustajia Dominguez Mojica, 28, with those alleged crimes and many others on Monday. The child is believed to have...
Man Who Beat Ex-Lover on Lovers Lane Headed to Prison
Jimmy Reed's refusal to give up his violent ways is sending him back to state prison. A Tulare County jury convicted the 46-year-old Exeter man of attempted murder, assault, and domestic violence on Thursday, May 27. The Third Strike convictions stem from Reed's late-night beating of a former girlfriend in...
Man Gets Life in Prison for Tule River Reservation Murder
Steven Hernandez, 25, will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering Matthew Eredia on the Tule River Reservation seven years ago. Hernandez received a life sentence without the possibility of parole on Friday after pleading guilty in April. The Tulare County District Attorney's Office charged Hernandez with...
Tulare County Jury Convicts Man of Child Molestation
A Tulare County jury convicted Yovani Martinez, 33, of molesting a young girl multiple times over five years and possessing child pornography on Wednesday. In all, the jury in a Visalia courtroom found Martinez, a Tulare resident, guilty on 10 felony counts. The jury also found true the special allegation of...
The Delta Exits Visalia. It’s Now Kaweah Health.
Kaweah Delta was founded in 1963 as a district hospital. Now it is the largest hospital in Tulare County and a certified level III Trauma Center. Starting today, it has a new name: Kaweah Health. "Never has there been a time in Kaweah's history like the one we have just...
Ex-Porterville Mom Suspected of Killing 3 Pleads Not Guilty to Carjacking
BAKERSFIELD — A former Porterville woman suspected of killing her three children pleaded not guilty Wednesday to carjacking during an alleged escape. Liliana Carrillo, 30, entered pleas in a Kern County courtroom to four felony counts of carjacking, attempted carjacking, and auto theft. Her bail was set at $2 million....
Tulare County Approves ‘Salt and Light Village’ Modular Home Development for Homeless
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 this week on a conditional use permit and affordable housing regulatory agreement that will bring 52 modular homes to Goshen for affordable permanent housing. Residents should be able to start moving in as soon as November 2022. It's modeled after a program that started...
Tulare Movie Theaters Will Open for First Time in a Year; Fresno on Standby
After furloughing his entire staff for the past year due to the pandemic, Galaxy Theatres Tulare General Manager Freddie Gonzalez is busy getting things ready to open this weekend. "I had my team come back instantly after we received the news of the red tier," Gonzalez tells GV Wire℠ by phone....