Porterville News

A 26-year-old Porterville man has been booked into the Tulare County jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter in connection with an accident on Saturday.

Authorities arrested Porterville man David Quiej Chay, 26, after determining he allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian at about 6:10 a.m on Saturday.

A person found dead in the middle of a road near Porterville early Saturday has California Highway Patrol investigators trying to figure out what happened.

Someone who recently tried to break into Pleasant View Elementary School ended up causing $700 in damages.

A federal civil rights lawsuit is expected to be filed against Porterville police Detective Chris McGuire and his department in connection with the fatal Oct.

A Lindsay man has been arrested in connection with a rash of burglaries throughout the city of Porterville.

Porterville eye surgeon Wallace Ruminson may ring in the new year without a space to operate in town.

On Jan. 1, 2001, California's Safe Surrender Baby Law took effect, as a way to prevent infant abandonments by providing a way for parents who believe they can't adequately care for or don't want their newborn babies to safely surrender them.

Twelve elegant black benches, newly installed along the perimeter of Centennial Park, were unveiled Saturday in honor of the late Frank "Buck" Shaffer at the third annual Fabulous Music Jam.

The annual Rotary Career Day has traditionally focused on local high school seniors, however the event is expanding its purview into additional grades in an effort to influence younger students.

A Tulare man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened to kill a Porterville resident.

The lawyer for the family of a Porterville man shot and killed last month by a Porterville police detective working an anti-auto theft operation gave details about the shooting at a news conference today in Tulare.

A 29-year-old Porterville man died early Thursday morning after the truck he was riding in collided head on with another vehicle on the Famoso-Porterville Highway.

A 55-year-old Porterville man died Tuesday night in a car accident, after making what authorities said was unsafe turn on Highway 65.

Porterville resident Maria Cisneros, 23, died Sunday after sustaining major head trauma during a car accident.

Sergio Gradillas smiled all the way to the DMV Monday, after becoming the big winner in Eagle Mountain Casino's Pumpkin Patch promotion.

Editor's note : This is the first in a series of stories that will run in advance of the Nov.

From the tiniest of princesses to teenage superheroes, many Porterville students, attired in their best costumes, were treated to a variety of fall-themed activities on their respective school campuses Friday, as a precursor to the Halloween weekend.

It's been nearly a week since Joe Bowles was shot and killed. His family, who call him Eddie, is talking to Action News because they say investigators are not telling them anything about what happened Tuesday night.

A man who was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Tulare gym was being chased by officers from a countywide car-theft task force, authorities said Wednesday.