Tulare County expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents age 50 and over effective immediately on Thursday, ahead of new California rules that will take effect April 1. Tulare's widened eligibility is available regardless of health conditions, according to a release from the Tulare County Health & Human Service Agency. "Both...
Galaxy Theatres’ Porterville Location Opening This Weekend. Bring a Mask
If you're tired of streaming everything and want someone to do the work for you, the Galaxy Theatres Porterville location is opening this weekend with four movies. "Our reopening date is this Friday, Mar. 19. We'll be open for weekends initially (Fridays through Sundays)," the theatre said in a message...
Fresno County Woman Faces Prison Over $790,000 Crop Insurance Fraud Allegations
A Selma woman was arrested Wednesday on a federal indictment charging her with mail fraud for allegedly submitting over $790,000 in fraudulent crop insurance claims, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced in a news release. According to court records, from at least November 2013 through September 2016, Sihota controlled...
Tulare County 2-1-1 Overwhelmed With COVID-19 Vaccine Calls
The good news is, Tulare County residents are eager to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. The bad news? Supplies are short, and residents have deluged the county's 2-1-1 call center. As a result, there are long wait times. So how does somebody get a potentially life-saving appointment for a vaccination? By...
As COVID Vaccine Supplies Dwindle, Clinics in Fresno, Tulare, and Madera Counties Hit Pause
The messages about COVID-19 vaccine availability on public health websites up and down the Valley speak for themselves. Fresno County says, "All appointment times have been filled." Kings County says, "There are currently no vaccine appointments available." Tulare County says, "All Vaccine appointments at Tulare County Public Health Clinics are FULL." "We're...
Tulare Man With Long History of Domestic Violence Gets 12 Years in Prison
A Tulare felon's threats of homicide and arson, along with domestic violence restraining order violations, resulted in a 12-year prison sentence Friday. Judge Nathan Leedy sentenced Larry Wayne Robinson, 53, in Tulare County Superior Court. A jury convicted Robinson of three felonies and two misdemeanors in October. Seven Previous Felony...
Tulare COVID Vaccine Clinic Turned Away People From San Jose, Oakland
People not eligible to sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine managed to find a way to do so in Tulare County. Somehow, internal registration links that were sent to specific targeted groups were then shared through social media. It's unclear if anyone actually got the shot, but Tulare County Health...
Visalia Serial Rapist Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Tulare County Superior Court judge handed down a sentence of 480 years to life for serial rapist Tyrone Laveno Williams on Monday. Williams, 46, was convicted of rape and child molestation against three separate female victims, two of which were younger than 14, the Tulare County District Attorney's office...
Tulare County Store Clerk Slain by Gunman
Police are searching for the killer of market clerk in Tulare County on Monday night. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said it received multiple reports of a man with a gun at the Waukena Market on State Route 137 and then a 911 call reporting someone had been shot. Deputies...
COVID Forces Third Closures of Visalia Child Welfare & TulareWORKs District Offices
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 employees tested positive for COVID-19. On both previous occasions, the...