Reedley News

A felony warrant has been issued for a woman whose horses were taken from her Reedley-area property a year ago after authorities said the animals were neglected and malnourished.

The rumor spread like wildfire via phone calls, text messages and social media postings and has persisted now for more than three weeks: Immigration agents are rounding up unauthorized workers in Central California farming communities.

Megan Martzen wanted to fight, wanted to prove to a jury that she was innocent in the death of toddler Ella VanLeeuwen.

A Fresno County farming company is suing the state, saying it unfairly imposed a requirement to negotiate with a labor union on behalf of thousands of its workers.

Olmos has been the Visalia's assistant city manager for more than seven years. After reviewing options for filling the vacancy with the upcoming retirement of current City Manager Steve Salomon this fall, the council determined it was in the best interest of the city to give first consideration to Olmos.

Blueberry production is on pace to continue its rise of recent years. How strawberry volume will compare to past output is less clear, but as April began, supplies were starting to peak and acreage was up 6.5%. The blueberry deal, which runs April to June, is scattered across a vast stretch of the state from San Diego in the south to Corning in the ... (more)

A Northern California woman will be on probation for three years after pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a 17-month-old girl she was babysitting.

Reedley baby sitter Megan Martzen was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation in the 2009 death of a toddler she was babysitting.

Richard Blanco is an award winning poet who brought his talents to students at Reedley College, hoping to inspire future writers and readers.