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Valley Hospitals Overwhelmed and Over Capacity As COVID-19 Cases Surge

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...

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...

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