Jan 3, 2025 · The overburdened Highway 198 interchange at Lovers Lane will finally be replaced, but the project to relieve the unending traffic jam there will take at least a decade to complete. First Small Steps in a Big Undertaking But the job has now officially started. “We’re like right in the middle of the preliminary initial […]

Jan 13, 2025 · Air quality affects everybody, and the state of the air in the southern San Joaquin Valley holds dire consequences for everyone who lives here. How bad is it? Levels of microscopic particles in the air, levels of ozone, methane and other gases and the constant spewing of noxious compounds into the atmosphere make this among […]

Jan 30, 2025 · Don’t miss a thing with Donna’s Calendar of Events! Community Theater “Fearless Dick,” an original musical comedy written for the Barn Theater, is the story of our hero vs the town madame and despicable, comical characters. Includes adult humor. Runs Jan. 10-Feb. 2 at the Porterville Barn Theater, 42 S. Plano, Porterville. 559 310-7046 or […]

In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Bird Flu Gets Real It’s about more than the price of eggs. Until recently the only indicator for Tulare County residents of a mysterious ailm...

Jan 1, 2025 · Ringing in the new year is a little sweeter if you are on the fourth floor of Sierra View Medical Center celebrating the first baby of 2025. Samantha Garcia and Andres Guerra are the proud parents of our 2025 New Year’s Baby, Baby Amia. The facility’s first baby of 2025 was delivered just minutes after […]

Jan 30, 2025 · Everyone is invited to our 32nd annual Visalia Home & Patio Springfest, starting Friday, January 31 until Sunday, February 2. The Visalia Convention Center will be filled the with over 300 exhibits featuring everything for your home – indoor and out! And, since this is the NFL’s bye weekend (before the BIG Superbowl) show visitors will get the chance shop and get great ideas on ways to ...

Nov 7, 2024 · Robby Robinson, a beekeeper from Leonard, Texas, threw some clothes in his back pack, rustled up some food, kissed his wife goodbye early one October morning and headed to California. His goal was to ask Bitta Toor why he hadn’t been paid for his services. “I just wanted to talk to him face to face. […]

Jan 15, 2025 · Remember the flood that brought back Tulare Lake? “Pa’ashi (Tulare Lake) Past, Present and Future” is the subject of a five-session speaker series at College of the Sequoias lecture hall, 915. S. Mooney, beginning Thursday, Jan. 16 at 5:30 p.m. The series, hosted by River Ridge Institute, features speakers who will present their knowledge and […]

Jan 3, 2025 · The year 2024 ended with President Donald Trump getting elected for a second term and President Jimmy Carter’s passing at 100 years old. Now that’s a study in contrast. And pat yourself on the back for surviving the longest election season in history, or at least it felt that way. All the friends you have […]

Jan 3, 2025 · Despite economic challenges for those in the almond business, the Almond Board of California painted an optimistic outlook for the industry, emphasizing the organization’s ongoing efforts to build demand for the nut by easing trade barriers and making new strides in marketing, innovation and research. In a presentation about the state of the industry during […]