Corcoran News

Koop - To Kimberly and Jonathan Koop of Reedley on June 22, a boy, 8 lbs., 15 oz.

Once seen as the model of public employee labor sophistication and clout, California's prison officers union is struggling amid the state's financial meltdown and a sour relationship with Gov.

CCPOA isn't shy about highlighting the job's occupational hazards. Outside its headquarters, a granite memorial reads, "They walk the state's most dangerous beat," with the names of fallen officers engraved below the phrase.

Music producer Phil Spector, seen here in Los Angeles County Superior Court earlier this year, may be allowed to take part in jamming sessions with fellow inmates while he serves his sentence for second-degree murder.

Georgina Perez was drinking coffee with family when she was gunned down in front of them.

A morning stand-off in Corcoran has ended peacefully. Corcoran Police and Kings County Sheriff's SWAT Team were called to the area of Bainum and Estes in Corcoran Wednesday morning for reports that a man had barricaded himself inside a home.

For Greg Pannett, the governor's proposed budget cuts are personal. "My dad was murdered.

Planned protests will be taking place at Corcoran State Prison on Wednesday, but it won't be by the inmates, rather it will come from the staff.

Music legend Phil Spector has been moved to the largest state prison in California to serve out his sentence of 19 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

The California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility adjacent to Corcoran State Prison remains on lockdown following an inmate riot, which broke out at the facility on Sunday.

CORCORAN - At least 11 inmates at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran were reported injured in a riot involving rival Hispanic gang factions just after noon today, prison officials reported.

The sun was out as 327 Porterville High graduates participated Friday in a celebration of the last four years and the years to come.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dusted off his first-term playbook Tuesday in a rare legislative budget address.

Editors note: Just a Guy is an inmate in a California state prison. His columns run Mondays and Thursdays.

Editors note: Just A Guy is an inmate in a California state prison. You can read some of his past columns here, here , and here.

California's prison system will take the brunt of the 5,000 state worker layoffs that Gov.

Thousands of layoff notices started going out in Sacramento -- something department heads hate to send and workers are afraid they will receive.

Victoria Molter and Spencer Watkins are Clovis Unified School District digital pioneers who have signed up for the district's online charter high school, which starts in August.

A fire at a Corcoran church that started in the attic during renovation work destroyed the building's roof Monday.

Victoria Molter and Spencer Watkins are Clovis Unified School District digital pioneers who have signed up for the district's online charter high school, which starts in August.