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Visalia approves low-barrier homeless shelter over last-minute objections
Visalia City Council unanimously approved $5 million for the city’s first low-barrier homeless shelter on Monday despite objections from a national housing developer.
June 29, 2021
Kaweah Health eases restrictions on visitors at hospital
Hoping to visit a patient at Visalia's Kaweah Health Medical Center? Here's what you need to know before you go.
June 30, 2021
Visalia City Council shoots down possibility for marijuana dispensaries – for now
Despite many cities across the Central Valley – and Tulare County – opening their doors to marijuana operations, Visalia will not be one of them.
June 21, 2021
Cops bust a nut thief over 42k pounds in missing pistachios
A Central Valley truck driver has been busted for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of pounds of pistachios from a Tulare facility and reselling them.
June 29, 2021
Cox – Visalia Vice Mayor, ex-Tulare Co. Supervisor – dead at 64
A 30-year public figure in the South Valley as a Supervisor and City Council member, Cox passed on Wednesday.
June 20, 2021
Tulare Co. gives residents extra time to request SQF Complex Fire debris removal
Affected by the Castle Fire in the Sequoias? You have extra time to request debris removal from your property.
June 15, 2021
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott gifts millions to Porterville College, UC Merced, West Hills Lemoore
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced she was giving a $7 million gift to Porterville College on Tuesday.
June 15, 2021
Tulare Co. inks deal to keep homeless services rolling
The deal is another notch in the belt for emerging local housing turnaround artist firm RH Community Builders.
June 8, 2021
Medi-Cal agency slept on 13 years of payments from Tulare’s hospital. Now it lost out on $5.5mil.
An eleventh-hour attempt to seek a $5.5 million creditor claim as Tulare's public hospital seeks to wrap up its Chapter 9 bankruptcy was squashed by a Federal judge. Here's how State of California officials fell 13 years behind.
May 25, 2021
Visalia Unified Superintendent Ravalin announces retirement
After two years on the job, Visalia Unified School District Superintendent Tamara Ravalin announced Friday that she is retiring, concluding a 40-year education career.
May 21, 2021