Visalia News

Foggy Day schedules for Visalia and Tulare schools for Thursday. VUSD Plan "A" 1. Ground fog exists in certain isolated areas throughout the Visalia Unified School District.

Investigators say a Christmas decoration is to blame for a fire that destroyed a townhouse in Visalia.

Police in the South Valley are looking for the person who robbed a Bank of America branch Wednesday morning.

A week's worth of storms failed to live up to expectations, dropping 0.91 of an inch of rain between Dec.

Hospital patients in five Central California counties will benefit from today's sixth annual Helping Parker's Pals Blood Drive and Marrow Registry.

Visalia Medical Clinic has added a new internist to its staff, Dr. Thomas Nguyen.

The Visalia City Council voted unanimously to give the city's Fire Department the go-ahead to apply for a $1.9 million federal grant that would finance a new nine-member engine company.

Part-time employees doing a more-than-full-time job means the city's graffiti-abatement program is reaching its goal of removing tags within 48 hours of hitting a surface.

Police continue to investigate the Tuesday night killing of Marcus Corral, 16, who was shot in the street in front of his southwest Visalia home.

A pedestrian crossing Acequia Avenue in downtown Visalia on Wednesday suffered what police described as major head trauma when she was struck by a westbound vehicle.

BRIONES AND ERIC WOOMER * mortizbrio@visalia.gannett.com and ewoomer@visalia.gannett.com * December 8, 2009 Acts of kindness and holiday spirit continue this week in Tulare County, with Visalia Rotary Club and Sequoia Beverage Co.

The Tulare County District Attorney's office confirmed on Monday that a 14-year-old girl, who police say was involved in a Visalia teen's murder, will be charged as an adult.

Visalia fire crews snuffed out a blaze that destroyed a home Sunday. The fire broke out around 4:30 Sunday afternoon in the back bedroom of a home on Dorothea Avenue and caused significant damage to the entire place.

When: 7 p.m. today Where: Visalia Convention Center, 303 E. Acequia Ave. Public comment: 7 p.m. Getting the agenda: Online at www.ci.visalia.ca.us, click 'City Government,' 'Agendas,' then 'Planning Commission Agendas,' and 'Dec. 14, 2009.' Key items: Request by Visalia Land Co.

Thumbs up to the Visalia Harley owners group and the hundreds of loyal bikers who year after year continue to support the toy run! This year's toy run was the most successful to date thanks to the help of the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino.

The District Attorney's Office announced Friday that the three suspects accused of killing 16-year-old Marcus Corral in Visalia will face first-degree murder charges.

In the 16 months since Weyrick Lumber purchased Gang Nail Truss in Visalia, the company has achieved its goal of being known as a "one-stop shop" for Central Valley builders, vice president Jimmy Frausto said.

The city of Visalia is making sandbags available to residents because of the storm forecast by the National Weather Service for this weekend.

Let's face it: Musicians can be a quirky bunch. It's tough enough trying to get 10 people to agree on any given thing, but to get 10 musicians to agree on songs, gigs and overall direction would seem to be a very daunting task.

Holiday Arts Visalia's Holiday Show and Sale features variety Kevin Bowman * Arts * December 4, 2009 For the second year in a row, Arts Visalia will hold its Holiday Show and Sale, during which local and regional artists, working in a wide variety of media, offer their creations for sale just in time for the holidays.