Kings County News

Kings County landowners suing the state High Speed Rail Authority will not have their case combined with a related case, allowing them to go to court for a hearing at the end of the month.

What: Don't miss your chance to explore Kaweah Delta Medical Center's helipad and the SkyLife helicopters that will be landing on it.

Kings County opponents of high-speed rail are battling the project's leadership to avoid merging the county's lawsuit into a case on the issuance of bonds to build tracks through the San Joaquin Valley.

The timeworn water tower that stands in front of the Giacomazzi Dairy in Kings County is a hallmark of the farm's endurance.

The Hanford Problem Orientated Policing Team and other public safety agencies in Kings County searched 27 houses between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Officers conducted the search as a result of an increase in gang activity on the east side of Hanford, two shootings and safety concerns from the public, the department said.

A man who lives on the Santa Rosa Rancheria south of Lemoore was hospitalized after a bizarre incident in which he set his house on fire and burned himself on purpose, the Kings County Sheriff's Department said.

A Navy petty officer from Kings County is under arrest for allegedly pimping a 17-year-old girl to several men.

Saldana was 17 when he stabbed McVay to death at a self-service car wash in Hanford just before 5 a.m. on July 28, 2011.

The Hanford Police Department is asking for the public's help to find eight bicycles and audio and electronic equipment that were stolen from Hanford BMX last Wednesday.

HANFORD – Rosaura Mendoza tries to feed and clothe two young daughters on a $13-an-hour wage at the Marquez Brothers-El Mexicano cheese factory here, hoping for a slice of the American Dream that the Marquez brothers live.

Monday was the first day voters living in the district could cast ballots for the May 21 special election to fill the seat of Bakersfield Democrat Michael Rubio, who unexpectedly resigned in February to take a job with the Chevron Corp.

Brian Gonzales, Kings County Truant officer: "We all have something in common, and that's improving the chances of a child graduating from high school." Greg Strickland, Kings County District Attorney: "If we keep them in school they're not going to be involved in crime, they're not going to be involved in drugs, and they're not going to get ... (more)

A South Valley school bus driver is in jail on child molestation charges, but his employer failed to notify school officials in Kings County about the arrest.

On Friday, April 26th from 8:30 AM 3:30 PM, The Kings County Office of Education will be conducting the 2nd Annual Central California Truancy Summit.

In recent years water transfers in this area have been negotiated earlier in the year and usually involve fallowing of rice land and transfer of surface water.

Gov. Jerry Brown has some explaining to do about his repeated promises to bring clean, safe drinking water to people in California's rural communities.

After more than three decades at the helm of Tulare County's second-largest health care provider, Harry Foster is calling it a career at Family HealthCare Network.

Family HealthCare Network is the only community health center in Tulare and Kings counties to receive this dual recognition.