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COVID Forces Third Closures of Visalia Child Welfare & TulareWORKs District Offices

November 12, 2020

An employee at the Visalia Child Welfare Services office has tested positive for the coronavirus, causing the location to close for third time, according to the Tulare County health department. The office previously closed August 19 and October 2 after empl...

West Nile Cases Reported in Tulare County. Encephalitis Virus May Also Be Present.

Jim Jakobs

October 1, 2020

The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency reports two people have confirmed cases of West Nile Virus, and three cases are probable. In addition, the agency said samples indicate that St. Louis Enc...

Longshot Against Devin Nunes? Arballo Will Take Those Chances

David Taub

September 30, 2020

Phil Arballo may have at least one thing in common with Devin Nunes, the nine-term Republican he hopes to defeat for Congress — they've both experienced chanting protesters. For the last two years, demonstra...

Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing

Jim Jakobs

September 28, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom announced another round of 'Project Homekey' funds Monday afternoon. Mariposa and Tulare Counties were among the counties awarded. The governor also announced he has asked the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to approve his request f...

Tulare’s Kraft Cheese Plant Among Those Sold Off to French Dairy Company

AP News

September 15, 2020

Kraft Heinz said Tuesday that it is selling its natural cheese business — including its Cracker Barrel and Breakstone’s brands — to French dairy company Lactalis Group as part of a larger restructuring. The ...

World Ag Expo Canceled for First Time Because of COVID-19

Jim Jakobs

September 14, 2020

For the first time in its 52-year history, the World Ag Expo will not have an event next February in Tulare. To provide plenty of time for exhibitors, attendees, volunteers, concessionaires, contractors, and...

Illustration of voting during the coronavirus pandemic

Election Challenge: Safe, Accurate Voting in Pandemic Era

David Taub

August 6, 2020

Despite skeptics in high places — President Donald Trump, for example — of mailing a ballot to every active registered voter in California, local election officials are answering with their own message: All votes will be accurately counted, and rigorous saf...

Photo of a female COVID-19 patient in ICU

Taxpayers Helped Make it, So Why Does Remdesivir Cost $3,200 a Patient?

Jim Jakobs

August 4, 2020

Valley hospitals can barely keep the potential life-saving COVID-19 drug remdevisir in stock. And, when they can get it, the cost is $3,200 per patient. Remdevisir was fast-tracked by the FDA and benefite...

Tulare Child Killer Dies of COVID-Related Illness on Death Row

Randy Reed

July 22, 2020

Tulare County child killer John M. Beames died Tuesday while awaiting execution for the 1994 torture and murder of 15-month old Cassie McMains. Beames, 67, was sentenced to death row in San Quentin State Pri...

Composite image of a small businessman at laptop and COVID-19 symbols

Tulare County Launches $7.5M Fund for Small Businesses

gvwire

July 16, 2020

Small businesses can receive grants up to $5,000 to help with COVID-19 operating expenses, Tulare County officials announced Wednesday. "We really are trying to assist those businesses who have slipped through the cracks.” — Pete Vander Poel, chair, Tulare ...

Judge Throws Out Extortion Charges Against Megachurch Leader

Black Friday Mall Shooting Leaves 1 Dead in Sacramento

California Adopts Stricter Workplace Pandemic Safety Rules

GM Flips to California’s Side in Pollution Fight With Trump

San Francisco Apartment Rent Drops 20%. Fresno Sees Double Digit Increase.

How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust

Doing This One Thing Helps Community College Students Transfer to a 4-Year University

Called Out for Nearly 500% Increase in COVID Cases, Madera County Pushes Back

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The Pandemic Is Changing Hollywood, Maybe Forever

Bulldogs Keep Up Appearances in Hoops Home Opener – Fans or No Fans

Ken Jennings Will Be First Interim ‘Jeopardy!’ Host

To Guide Police Reform in Fresno, Look at What the Data Reveals

How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust

Dan Walters: Identity Politics vs. Melting Pot Vision

Doing This One Thing Helps Community College Students Transfer to a 4-Year University

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Longshot Against Devin Nunes? Arballo Will Take Those Chances

How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust

Joe Biden Appeals for Unity in Thanksgiving-Eve Address

Joe Biden to Deliver a Thanksgiving Address Seeking Unity

COVID Forces Third Closures of Visalia Child Welfare & TulareWORKs District Offices

West Nile Cases Reported in Tulare County. Encephalitis Virus May Also Be Present.

Longshot Against Devin Nunes? Arballo Will Take Those Chances

Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing

Tulare’s Kraft Cheese Plant Among Those Sold Off to French Dairy Company

World Ag Expo Canceled for First Time Because of COVID-19

Election Challenge: Safe, Accurate Voting in Pandemic Era

Taxpayers Helped Make it, So Why Does Remdesivir Cost $3,200 a Patient?

Tulare Child Killer Dies of COVID-Related Illness on Death Row

Tulare County Launches $7.5M Fund for Small Businesses

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