Tulare News

A 20-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with the shooting death of another man in Tulare last year, police said today.

According to a news release, Samson worked as recently as May 19. He was assigned to Officer Garrit DeJong and lived with his handler's family.

Three people are in custody and one remains at large in connection with a parental kidnapping case reported Thursday just outside Tulare.

Cheers to Tulare Fire Department's Rescue Reader Program, which encourages reading among youngsters.

When the audition call went out for "Legends," a new celebrity-inspired musical revue at Reedley's River City Theatre Company, Erik Valencia's family and friends said he should try out for Dean Martin because they thought he resembled the iconic entertainer.

The event begins with the recitation of the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. June 4 and 5 in the crown room on the TDES grounds, 515 N. I St.

The railroad overpass at Cartmill Avenue is to open today and the city is already looking forward to two more projects.

Once again, our police chief and officers got awards. Look how many people have been hurt and killed in Visalia and Tulare County because of gangs and other things since last year, when the attorney general came to Tulare and everybody got promotions and pay raises because of "Operation Street Sweeper." And on the very same day the cops went to ... (more)

Police Sgt. Darron Altermatt said the shootings don't appear to be related and street gangs don't seem to be involved.

The Tulare County Coroner's Office on Tuesday identified a woman who was killed in a crash west of Tulare last week.

While there are no council candidates up for election until November's general election, the key issue in the primary is whether candidates can live anywhere in the city or must live within one of five districts.

A fourth person was arrested Monday in connection with the homicide of Jorge Luis Nunez Ayon in Porterville in March, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department said.

A 19-year-old man has died after an early morning shooting in Tulare, according to the Tulare Police Department.

The Central California Blood Center will hold a series of blood drives across the Valley this month and in early June.

Southern California attorney Sanford Perliss asks the prosecution in Tulare for recordings that may have been used in the arrest of his client, Xiuying Yang, 61, who was arrested on prostitution charges in Visalia.

May 25, 2012 -- A 4-year-old girl who died after a car crash Monday in Tulare has been identified.

Bob Mathias, as few Tulareans need reminding, was a decathalon athlete who brought worldwide attention and gold medals home from both the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.

The widow of Rick Liles -- the man who shot and killed two law enforcement officers in Minkler -- has been arrested in a chop shop investigation, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.

A pilot and his small passenger walked away from their upside down plane that crashed in a Tulare County field.

Tulare County District 2 Supervisor Pete Vander Poel III speaks Thursday during Tulare's State of the City address luncheon at the Southern California Edison Energy Education Center in Tulare.