Ducor News

A suspect has been arrested in the theft of metal and farm equipment from the Terra Bella area that was recovered after being sold to a recycling center, Tulare County sheriff's deputies reported this morning.

More than 30 miles of railroad line could be ripped out in Tulare County starting July 6 if someone doesn't make a move now, according to officials.

A South County woman is in jail after allegedly abusing a young boy. Tulare County Sheriff's Department detectives received a call at about 11 a.m. Thursday about suspected physical abuse against 4-year-old boy ...

With the cost of gasoline exceeding $4 a gallon - and soaring - Chrysler Corporation has done something the government has not been able to do: help ease the pain at the gasoline pump.

Thieves have taken more than $30,000 in chemical supplies from two farming operations in Ducor, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Department. via Fresno Bee

Detectives from the Tulare County Agricultural Crimes Unit investigated the theft of a wood splitter that took place between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 on Road 260 and Avenue 104 in Porterville. via Porterville Recorder

Approximately $31,800 worth of chemical supplies were stolen from two different farms in Ducor Saturday, according to Tulare County Sheriff's Department reports. via Tulare Advance-Register

“I was born in Ducor and I was in the children's Sunday school class”

One hundred years and 26 pastors later, First Baptist Church of Ducor is celebrating its centennial celebration in the same original church building that was built in 1908. via Porterville Recorder

I am running for re-election to protect our rural lifestyle and to increase economic opportunity for our children to stay and prosper in Tulare County. via Tulare Advance-Register

Someone found Marion Ferrell's partially decomposed body in a Ducor orchard nine days ago. via KFSN

By Luis Hernandez * lhernand@visalia.gannett.com * April 19, 2008 Tulare County Sheriff's Department detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a Poplar girl whose body was found partially decomposed ... via Tulare Advance-Register

The partially decomposed body of a woman was found Thursday morning in a Ducor-area orchard. via Visalia Times-Delta

“This case is being reviewed by the Tulare County district attorney's office for the amended charge of homicide”

A 35-year-old man be facing serious charges stemming from the death of a Ducor resident, according to a statement from the Tulare County Sheriff's Department. via Tulare Advance-Register

Felix Juarez, who was found injured last month on the side of the road, has died, Tulare County sheriff's deputies said this morning, instigating the department's latest homicide investigation. via Fresno Bee

A man reported on Monday that his house had been burglarized in Ducor, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Department. via Tulare Advance-Register

“There's a lot of gang activity throughout the county”

A pair of gang sweeps over the weekend in southern Tulare County resulted in the arrests of 25 adults and seven juveniles. via Visalia Times-Delta

Two Exeter women who were killed early this morning in a head-collision that occurred on state Highway 65 near Avenue 12 just south of Ducor were identified as Librada Miranda-Barajas, 33, and Miroslava Ayala ... via Visalia Times-Delta

State Route 65 south of Ducor has been reopened to traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol. via Fresno Bee

A Porterville man Sunday morning thwarted a robbery attempt while on the job at a Shell gasoline station in Ducor. via Porterville Recorder

“It's unknown, at this time, if alcohol was a direct cause of this collision. "However, alcohol impairment causes divided attention and creates additional hazard, particularly when driving at night.”

Authorities today released the name of the man killed in Saturday's single-car crash. via Porterville Recorder