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The Sun’s home for news in the Gateway to the Sequoias.
Cannabis sales are coming up short. One Valley community is already adjusting.
Leaders in one Tulare County city are realizing they may have to tamp down their expectations on the amount of green marijuana can bring in.
October 12, 2022
COS eyes its own moonshot: incubating a four-year university experience in Tulare Co.
With no four-year university within Tulare County, the area's top junior college wants to close the gap with a fresh bond measure.
September 27, 2022
Tulare DA Ward takes helm of Calif.’s top prosecutor group
The voice of California's 58 top prosecutors, and the thousands of lawyers that work for them, is now led by Tulare County's Tim Ward.
September 12, 2022
A ballot bonanza for Visalia voters as Council, school board races come into focus
Two governing boards in Tulare County are set for to be political hot-beds this November as several candidates have filed to run.
August 24, 2022
McCarthy lauds launch of Pentagon-backed STEM program in Porterville
A new educational program run by the Department of Defense focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) is headed to Porterville.
August 21, 2022
Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross agree to extra time to negotiate
Negotiations between insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health appear fruitless with mere hours before patients could lose access to their local hospital.
July 18, 2022
First case of Monkeypox found in Tulare County
Tulare County health officials announced Thursday that they discovered the first case of Monkeypox in the area.
July 14, 2022
Contract war between Anthem, Adventist Health raises blood pressure over health coverage
Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health face a Monday deadline to strike a new contract for services or potentially leave thousands of patients in the cold.
July 13, 2022
COVID costs send Valley hospital into first-ever, $11.2mil deficit
The decision to shutter elective surgeries in 2020, coupled with soaring labor costs to staff hospitals, weren't great for the bottom line.
June 30, 2022
Visalia amps up efforts to combat illegal fireworks use
With the Fourth of July just around the corner, the Visalia Fire Department is beefing up its efforts to curtail the use of illegal fireworks.
June 21, 2022