Corcoran News

Garcia - To Summer and Immanuel Garcia of Visalia on Nov. 8, a girl, 7 lbs., 6 oz.

Charles Manson turned 75 this week in a California prison. Gray Wolf moved so he could be closer to California prison Manson calls home Prison has shaped Manson's views on preserving the environment, Wolf says Officials say Manson still gets mail, spends his days playing guitar, on phone with followers "The main goal is to basically save life on ...

A Corcoran man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of making terrorist threats against his spouse.

As a retired College of the Sequoias political science instructor and avid 'political junkie,' I followed with more than passing interest the just-concluded campaigns for the Visalia City Council and Visalia Unified School District Board of Trustees.

In his first season with the Redskins after transferring from Mt. Whitney, the senior has chased perfection, completing 76% of his attempts for 1,219 yards and 17 touchdowns, without an interception.

Furloughing employees at 24-hour care facilities could end up costing more in the long run than it saves in the short term, according to a study released this month by the state Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes.

In the 1950s and 1960s, girl singing groups were the hottest thing on the charts and in the trendy blood of record-buying youth.

About 30 union members today protested the upcoming layoffs of prison teachers in Hanford, saying the job cuts will lead to more crime and cause parolees to return to prison because they will lack education and skills.

The nation's economic bad health is creating financial aches and pains for hospitals in the central San Joaquin Valley and across the state.

Alex Gonzales, daughter of a pool hall owner, can't shoot pool. She doesn't even know how to rack the balls.

Along with popcorn and soda, patrons of the Vine Cinema now can enjoy a glass of beer or wine with their flick -- part of a growing, nationwide trend to transform movie theaters into one-stop-shopping destinations.

Waiting for the swine flu vaccine? Well, you might have to wait a bit longer for a seasonal flu shot, too.

Tulare has paid its share, but Hanford will likely not, as cities and towns in Tulare and Kings counties are being asked to shell out $60,000 collectively to preserve full hazardous-materials emergency service until June 2010.

Garcia, Moreno - To Yesenia Garcia and Clemente Moreno of Visalia on Aug. 29, a girl, 7 lbs.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Johnathan Scott graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

When the family first bought the little clapboard house on the south side of Corcoran, it was just a shell no finished walls, no closets, no sink and no bathtub in the little room that connected the two bedrooms.

YOKOHL VALLEY - It's hard to imagine these acres of brittle, dry grass, brush and trees as a community with lush gardens, green lawns, schools and golf courses.

Kaweah Delta Bier, Rodrigues - To Ashley Bier and Darek Rodrigues of Visalia on Aug.

Years before he and his wife sold glasswork to the White House and Pope John Paul II, Michael Nourot got thrown out of Fairfield High School.

A riot between two gangs involving 75 inmates at a prison substance abuse treatment facility in Corcoran sent 11 of them to area hospitals and prompted a lockdown Sunday, officials said.