Tulare County News

Kane - To Ashlee Spears-Kane and Eric Kane of Porterville on Nov. 5, a girl, 7 lbs., 4 oz.

Seven passengers and a driver escaped injury when a bus caught fire en route from Tulare to College of the Sequoias in Visalia on Thursday.

With six turkeys in the freezer and more than 5,000 families to feed on Thanksgiving, Sandy Beals has her work cut out for her.

A federal civil rights lawsuit is expected to be filed against Porterville police Detective Chris McGuire and his department in connection with the fatal Oct.

More than 1 in 5 Tulare County children lived in poverty in 2008, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday.

The "No Trespassing" signs have been posted, the gate is covered with chicken wire and a new lock has been installed.

Forest officials announced today that a 17-year-old who "carelessly" used a cigarette lighter is suspected of starting a fire that burned 329 acres above Springville in September.

Two Tulare County men were convicted today of first degree murder in the 2008 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Visalia resident Vincent Chapa.

As of Monday morning, a Visalia homeless camp has been shut-down. Sheriffa s deputies handed out a oeFinal Noticesa yesterday.

Tulare Police are searching for a missing man, who they believe disappeared amid suspicious circumstances.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Department has issued a missing person alert for a Lemon Cove man who was last seen by family members Monday.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Department is seeking volunteers for the Volunteers in Patrol program.

Army National Guard Pfc. Jared Spuhler has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

Garcia - To Summer and Immanuel Garcia of Visalia on Nov. 8, a girl, 7 lbs., 6 oz.

Conductor Bruce Kiesling will lead the Tulare County Symphony in a concert dubbed 'Mysteries of the British Isles,' which features music by Felix Mendelssohn, Victor Herbert and Edward Elgar.

The Filipino American Association of Tulare County will be having their dinner-dance holiday celebration and installation of officers on Dec.

By Eric Woomer and Brett Wilkison * ewoomer@visalia.gannett.com and bwilkison@visalia.gannett.com * November 5, 2009 The determination of who will fill the third Visalia City Council seat contested in Tuesday's election awaits the counting of more than 5,000 absentee ballots.

As Action News first reported Tuesday, a group of South Valley veterans found themselves at odds with the VA over plans to change how they are treated.

A move by the Tulare County Board of Supervisors to limit medical marijuana operations in unincorporated areas could shutter the five organizations that provide the drug to local patients.

Tulare County Sheriff's deputies are investigating reports that spousal abuse led to a collision with an orange tree just outside Exeter, endangering two child passengers.