Porterville News

Restaurante Y Taqueria Jalisco 89 Observed lack of Food Safety Certificate, Observed soap and towels at handwash sink lacking soap and towels in dispenser.

Grower Brent Doyel held up a shriveled minneola - evidence from the first of two natural disasters at his citrus orchards this season.

A 27-year-old man from Merced died Saturday morning after losing control of his vehicle just north of Porterville, the California Highway Patrol said.

Nearly 13 years after his father died in a Porterville nursing home, Charles Rabotinsky, an iron worker from Covina, got the chance to say good-bye.

Porterville-based Bank of the Sierra this week unveiled a new corporate logo and changes to its website designed to make online banking easier.

The Woodville landfill will close in June, a $1 million cost-saving move for the county that will mainly affect Tulare, Lindsay and unincorporated parts of the county near the site.

Mission Valley Elementary sixth grader Eileen Xue spelled "sassafras" and "halal" consecutively to win the Tulare County Spelling Championship Wednesday at the Visalia Convention Center.

Special guest musicians Alex Russell and Dave Talbott will lead worship in the morning services Sunday, March 16 at Hillside Community Church in Porterville.

Some water systems previously overseen by the county will be overseen by the state starting July 1. Residents can expect to learn how the change will take place, what the change means for residents, and the types of water systems affected.

The Porterville Library is so much fun, with all the activities planned out each and every month; it is a really big deal for parents, children, and all caregivers, and just when you think they could not over exceed, they did! Do you want to meet the Cat in Hat? I know I sure do, and you can too, but before I tell you where; let me tell you why Cat ... (more)

After weeks of speculation on how much water from Millerton Lake might be released this year to South Valley farmers and communities that depend on it, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation made its announcement on Friday.

Darcy Emmons scored with 5 minutes left in the first half to put top-seeded Clovis North ahead for good, and added the punctuating goal in the 76th minute as the Broncos downed No.

Kaelble will host "Main Street Wednesday" from 2:30-5 p.m. Future "Main Street" events will be held in downtown Tulare and Porterville.

Stowe, along with ex-softball star Jennie Hatch and distinguished alumni and longtime attorney Richard Christenson, will be honored at a banquet at 5:30 p.m. March 8 at River Island Country Club.

Tehachapi's Abraham Katona is pictured here securing his second hat trick of the season with three goals in a 7-0 victory over Garces earlier this season.

Levy, the former Gottschalks department store chief executive/chairman, died Feb. 10 at the age of 82. Bee reporters Bethany Clough and Tim Sheehan wrote an excellent Page 1 story on his worthy life: Retailer, community leader, volunteer, family man.

Ethel Hunter spent the past few years going from homeless shelter to homeless shelter.

The jury also found 51-year-old Ojeda guilty of the use of a firearm during the course of the murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, and disobeying a domestic relations court order.

Mary Frances Bianco has spent 43 years making Valentine's Day special for others.

When President Barack Obama signed a new federal farm bill into law last week, many farmers and ranchers here probably breathed a mild sigh of relief.