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Teen finds dead body on way to school in Porterville

A 13-year-old boy walking to school Friday morning discovered a dead body. Coroner's Office officials have listed 62-year-old Pedro Castillo Ramirez's death as a suicide, but it is still under investigation, according to Tulare County Sheriff's Department Sgt.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Porterville man booked on arson charges

Porterville resident Bernard Brown was booked into the Porterville Substation on arson charges at 10 p.m. Thursday.

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Fire Begins Slowing Down in The Golden Trout Wilderness

SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST , CA The Shotgun Fire, located in the Golden Trout Wilderness where Shotgun Creek flows into the Little Kern River has grown to 899 acres but is not expected to grow much larger.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Tulare Advance-Register

Fresno man charged in fatal collision

A Fresno man was charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter in connection with a June 28 head-on crash in east Tulare.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Fresno Bee

Boy, 17, arrested in Porterville rape

Porterville police announced today the arrest of a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of raping another teenager.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Porterville celebrates July 4 with friends, family

The fact that there was no fireworks event this year at Jamison stadium did not stop from happening personal celebrations of Independence Day throughout Porterville - with friends, family and individual fireworks.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Fresno Bee

Wildfire burning northeast of Porterville

Crews have made quick work of a wildfire that burned through 61 acres of brush in a rural area east of Bakersfield.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Fresno Bee

Updates: Wildfire burning northeast of Porterville

A wildfire continues to burn in the Golden Trout Wilderness, 25 miles northeast of Porterville.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Visalia Times-Delta

Ricky Lucero, last of four defendants in Porterville-area gas station ...

A Fresno gang member who broke the skull of a store clerk during a 2008 robbery was convicted Thursday of several crimes, including kidnapping with the intent to rob.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Recruiting efforts in progress for upcoming Leadership Porterville class

Leadership Porterville officials are currently recruiting candidates for participation in the class of 2009-10, which begins in September.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Tulare Advance-Register

Porterville man arrested in Lindsay ag theft

A man suspected of stealing more than $1,000 in property from a Lindsay-area farm was arrested Monday night.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Michael Jackson remembered, revered in Porterville

Whether loading groceries, making a coffee stop, or simply out and about, people around Porterville took a moment over the weekend to express their sentiments for the recently-deceased King of Pop.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Search warrant served, two Porterville men arrested

Two men were arrested Friday, after narcotics officers served a search warrant on a car and its occupants.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Visalia Times-Delta

Man convicted in Porterville sexual assaults faces up to 229 years in prison

A man convicted last week of sexually assaulting three Porterville-area girls, one of him his stepdaughter, faces up to 229 years in prison, the Tulare County District Attorney's office announced today in a press release.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Visalia Times-Delta

Arson arrest made in Yokohl fires

Fire officials Monday arrested a man suspected of starting two blazes off Yokohl Drive near Balch Park Road, north of Springville.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Swine flu discovered at Porterville Developmental Center

Three cases of the swine flu, or H1N1, have been confirmed at the Porterville Developmental Center.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Visalia Times-Delta

Community 'town hall' meeting scheduled by the Porterville City Council

The Porterville City Council is scheduling four community or town hall meetings to provide an opportunity for residents to ask questions or express concerns to the City Council and staff.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Vehicle burglarized in Porterville

On Sunday, someone broke in to a vehicle and stole several items. Tulare County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched at about 6:11 in response to a vehicle burglary report.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Porterville City Council OKs 2009-10 budget with red ink

The City Council on a split vote Tuesday approved Porterville's 2009-10 budget, complete with more than $200,000 in planned overspending in the General Fund.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Porterville Recorder

Elderly Porterville woman allegedly assaulted by daughter

A 69 year old female on Monday, June 8, was allegedly assaulted by her daughter.

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