Even though California has softened parole eligibility, convicted Tulare County killer Benigno Melendres Sanchez wasn't released from Kern Valley State Prison on Thursday. Instead, Sanchez agreed with the Tulare County District Attorney's assessment that he wasn't suitable for parole. And, it was stipulated that Sanchez, 45, would serve five more...
Tulare County DA Charges Ex-Hospital Leaders With Theft, Money Laundering
A three-year, seven-state, $1.5 million investigation into dealings at Tulare Regional Medical Center has produced 40 felony charges against three executives of the hospital's former management company. The announcement of the charges was made Tuesday morning by the Tulare County District Attorney's Office in a news release. Named in the...
South Valley Man Arrested for Marketing Herbal Mixtures as COVID Treatment
A Porterville man has been arrested on charges that he fraudulently marketed and sold herbal mixtures as FDA approved treatments for COVID-19. Huu Tieu, 58, is charged with mail fraud and introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud. A grand jury indicted Tieu on July 9...
'Daddy Killed Mommy.' Porterville Man Gets Life Sentence.
Leonard Nacoa, 34, received a life sentence Friday in Tulare County Superior Court for shooting his wife to death and child abuse. Last November, a jury found Nacoa guilty of second-degree murder and felony child abuse, according to a news release from the Tulare County District Attorney's Office. Nacoa must...