Kings County News

LEMOORE Police searching for clues in the Debbie Hawk case have once again focused on her ex-husband's possible activities on computers, this time at the Lemoore church he attends.

Get the Latest CBS47 News Update from Friday Afternoon, June 26th. People gathered with heavy hearts in the Kings County city of Avenal today where a rosary was held for U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Soto.

A fire Monday afternoon near Avenal scorched about 60 acres of brush, Kings County Fire Department officials said.

Georgina Perez was drinking coffee with family when she was gunned down in front of them.

A Clovis man sought for failure to appear in court after his fifth arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence was arrested Tuesday afternoon.

Republicans appear on the cusp of winning a South Valley state Assembly seat they have sought for years.

Visitation services will be held Friday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 428 E. Kern St., Avenal.

The body of a Kern County native killed in action in Iraq was scheduled to be returned to Bakersfield Thursday morning.

Unemployment in Fresno County fell for the second month in a row in May, but the number of people without jobs remains far higher than a year ago.

A local Chrysler dealer plans to file an appeal following the decision from a bankruptcy judge to close roughly 800 Chrysler dealerships across the country.Dwight Nelson of liberty Chrysler in Hanford, one of the two Valley dealerships expected to stop selling the cars, said that he will fight the decisions made by Chrysler in Washington.

A timetable was set on Thursday for the murder trial of Dave Hawk, the Kings County man accused of killing his ex-wife. Jury selection for Hawk's trial will begin July 20th, with testimony scheduled to begin two weeks later.

Luke Cole, founder of a legal advocacy organization that fought on behalf of minority communities unfairly targeted by polluters, has died.

A dead bird in Kings County has tested positive for West Nile virus, health and mosquito-control officials said today.

Nearly 300 youth from Tulare and Kings counties will put on karaoke and pie eating contests and other social activities at 12 senior residential and rehabilitation facilities Saturday in Visalia and Tulare.

You don't have to be a member of the Shop Till you Drop Club to appreciate the entrance of Macy's into Visalia.

When Laurie Killian decided to return to work after home-schooling a son for several years, she faced a daunting challenge.

The Sequoia Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Tulare Public Library, Centennial Room, 113 North F St., Tulare.

Eight people were arrested late last week during a gang sweep that in Porterville that saw action in neighboring Kings County.

Fresno, CA- A 20-year-old man is behind bars; accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he met on Myspace.

Like the rest of the state, central San Joaquin Valley voters strongly rejected five ballot propositions in Tuesday's special election that were key to a state budget deal struck earlier this year.