Corcoran News

Trading on the floor of the Nasdaq stock market's Philadelphia Stock Exchange was halted for an hour because of smoke.

A judge on Thursday ruled against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furlough order for thousands of California prison guards in a decision that could cost the state millions.

Nursing employees, such as this one at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, often work extreme schedules to keep up with the health care needs of inmates.

Dr. Sasan Salmi examines an inmate at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran in February.

An inmate rests under suicide watch at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran.

Bob Bowen never did gather his courage to ask classmate Joy Howard out when the two were attending Tulare Union High School in the late 1950s.

Seven Valley cities are getting $800,000 grants for housing programs to benefit first-time homebuyers, housing renovation or rental assistance.

California's water supply is hitting an historic low. The department of Water Resources said state contractors will only receive 5% of water allocations next year.

The report comes a day before the Obama administration is to hold a "jobs summit" at the White House that will gather economists, academics and corporate executives to consider how the government can spur job creation.

An old house in Corcoran was ravished by flames Friday night and now investigators are having a difficult time identifying a body found inside.

A US man has spoken of his anguish after discovering his long-lost father is apparently the notorious serial killer Charles Manson.

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

Charles Manson turned 75 this week in a California prison. Gray Wolf moved so he could be closer to California prison Manson calls home Prison has shaped Manson's views on preserving the environment, Wolf says Officials say Manson still gets mail, spends his days playing guitar, on phone with followers "The main goal is to basically save life on ...

A Corcoran man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of making terrorist threats against his spouse.

As a retired College of the Sequoias political science instructor and avid 'political junkie,' I followed with more than passing interest the just-concluded campaigns for the Visalia City Council and Visalia Unified School District Board of Trustees.

In his first season with the Redskins after transferring from Mt. Whitney, the senior has chased perfection, completing 76% of his attempts for 1,219 yards and 17 touchdowns, without an interception.

Furloughing employees at 24-hour care facilities could end up costing more in the long run than it saves in the short term, according to a study released this month by the state Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes.

In the 1950s and 1960s, girl singing groups were the hottest thing on the charts and in the trendy blood of record-buying youth.

About 30 union members today protested the upcoming layoffs of prison teachers in Hanford, saying the job cuts will lead to more crime and cause parolees to return to prison because they will lack education and skills.

The nation's economic bad health is creating financial aches and pains for hospitals in the central San Joaquin Valley and across the state.