Visalia News

Friday evening, join us for a stroll in beautiful downtown Visalia for the Visalia Art Trail.

A 17-year-old Mt. Whitney High School student found injured beneath a truck in southwest Visalia on June 27 has died from his injuries.

The opening reception for the Views of Yokohl Valley art show is Friday, July 10, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibit runs until July 31.

The Visalia City Council failed last week in its closed-session attempt to shave $1.2 million from the city's deficit.

A 90-year-old Visalia man was fatally injured this morning when he was struck by a pickup truck while riding a bicycle on Conyer Street in north Visalia, police reported.

Couples from Visalia and Tulare will be among those attending a public memorial service for Michael Jackson Tuesday at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Visalia police made three suspected drunken driving and public intoxication arrests Friday night at a south Visalia checkpoint.

As the newspaper celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, our publishler, Amy Pack, and others have shared how the newspaper has affected their lives.

A failed sprinkler system which has imperiled sections of landscaping at the newly renovated Visalia headquarters of the Tulare County Public Library - on the corner of Locust Street and Oak Avenue - should be back in operation Thursday, officials reported.

Problem: Signs in violation of Visalia's sign ordinance. Location: Walnut Avenue near Divisadero Street, south Visalia.

The youngest competitor in Thursday's watermelon-seed-spitting contest at the Visalia Farmers Market managed to snag third place in her age group.

Manny Ramirez will not be coming to Visalia. The Rawhide had offered to fly Ramirez to and from tomorrow night's California League game against Inland Empire, put him up in a hotel suite, and even send him to a hair stylist.

Driving past the newly remodeled Visalia branch of the Tulare County Library on Wednesday, Cary Winslow was none too pleased with what he saw.

After 41 years in town, Visalia Pet Fair closed its doors in January. But now it's open again, two doors down from its previous location in the WinCo shopping center on Caldwell Avenue and Demaree Street.

Scott-Vincent Borba, founder of the BORBA line of skin-care products, has just been honored with the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award from Beauty Industry West, a trade resource for entrepreneurs who deal in personal and skin-care products.

Calling all job seekers; a South Valley car dealership is looking to hire! Groppetti Automotive in Visalia will hold a job fair on Wednesday, to fill sales positions.

Visalia's annual Fourth of July fireworks show Saturday at the Giant Chevrolet-Cadillac Mineral King Bowl will feature musical entertainment and a flyover by the California Air National Guard, organizers announced.

It's another busy weekend on the live music scene around Visalia. Here are some highlights: Providence, R.I.-based band Deer Tick will perform in Visalia.

Kathryn Undorte of Visalia was driving to work just before midnight Saturday when she spotted something strange in the 700 block of Watson Street in south-central Visalia.

Visalia police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man found lying in the road with a head injury shortly before midnight Sunday.