Delano News

A man called his friends to meet up with them after he allegedly stole a vehicle, not knowing the police were on the other line.

Underused community prisons in Coalinga, Delano, Shafter and elsewhere should be filled with state inmates to save California taxpayers money, the Fresno County grand jury says.

Dismal sales tax estimates from the state have squeezed local coffers for a fourth consecutive quarter, with reduced payments for the first time hitting the city of Bakersfield and county of Kern.

Tulare County sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting of a Richgrove man Tuesday.

Adan Fernandez, 22, of Delano, died Tuesday afternoon after being ejected from his vehicle in a solo car accident.

A 22-year-old Delano man died in an early morning crash today in Tulare County, the California Highway Patrol reported.

San Francisco police are looking for three men who abandoned their car and fled on foot after an elderly man was killed in a hit-and-run crash.

The Fresno County Coroner's Office on Monday identified Edward Lee, 18, of Fresno County as the man killed early Sunday when his vehicle hit a tree on Auberry Road near Millerton Road.

A county supervisor has asked staff to review county policies regarding dog bites, saying in a letter "I have a growing concern that our policies are not strong enough." The referral follows stories by The Californian detailing vicious dog attacks and asking whether Kern County and city of Bakersfield animal laws are protective enough.

The segment from Strathmore to Jovista, near Delano, already has been approved for abandonment.

CASA will be holding orientation sessions in Delano and Bakersfield for those interested in becoming CASA volunteers, to stand up in court for abused children.

It's hard to challenge a saint. And so, the story of the United Farm Workers union tends to start and stop with Cesar Chavez, the audacious Mexican-American who built the UFW.

A man being treated at the Delano Hospital called authorities Sunday to tell them he had been allegedly assaulted with a deadly weapon.

Granite Hills is sending its top three seeds that competed in Friday's EYL Tournament at Tulare Western into today's Valley qualifying round.

Tulare County sheriff's detectives are investigating the reported theft of a 1995 John Deere Model 6500L tractor from the Delano area.

The first Swine Flu shots have arrived in Kern County, and the Health Department is scheduling clinics to get the inoculations to the public as soon as possible, according to Kern County Health Officer Dr.

In an e-mail interview, former L os Angeles Times reporter Miriam Pawel, author of The Union of Their Dreams: Power, Hope and Struggle in Cesar Chavez's Farm Worker Movement , described her painstaking efforts to describe a painful, but important, part of the UFW's history.

Dancing With Butterflies , Reyna Grande's latest novel, is finally out and the author is going on tour! Don't miss out your chance to meet this young talented author and have your copy autographed.

Though the '60s are long gone, the Porterville Union High School class of 1969 brought the era back in fine form Saturday night for its 40th reunion.

When a business opens ups in Delano, Mayor Sam Ramirez makes it a point to shake the owner's hand and thank them.