Tag Archives: Parlier

Brianna Cisneros is the youngest of four siblings. On this cool December evening, she’s sitting at a table in her backyard with her two sisters, her brother and her father. A dog barks nearby, there’s music playing from a neighbor’s house down the street. Signs of normalcy in a not …

Governor Gavin Newsom signed his first pieces of legislation into law on Wednesday, and he chose to sign them at a school where the water contains a carcinogen and kids can’t even use the drinking fountains. Newsom opened his visit in a history classroom, introducing the bills to a room …

The Parlier Police Department teamed up with Orange Cove, Selma, Sanger, Firebaugh, Coalinga, and Avenal state prison officers on Saturday for a gang sweep in the City of Parlier.   Police Chief David Cerda said they’ve arrested at least four gang members in Saturday’s operation, that went from 2pm to …

Brianna Ramirez has ran onto a softball field hundreds, maybe thousands, of times.  But it probably never felt like this. Tuesday, the Parlier teenager and Sanger High School softball player returned to throw out the first pitch before her teammates’ playoff game.  It comes three months to the day after …

Three Parlier teenagers are recovering after being shot Sunday night at Parlier’s Veteran Park. One of the victims, Jacob Padilla, is the son of City Councilmember Yolanda Padilla. Parlier Police Chief David Cerda called it a random act of violence against innocent victims. As of Monday morning, Padilla was in critical but stable condition, according to …

Three innocent victims including a city council member’s son were shot in Parlier Sunday night at Veteran’s Park on 6th St. Police say they have no gang affiliation and had just finished exercising when they were confronted by several men. Sandra Ching is 18 year old Jacob Padilla’s aunt, a …

Three men have been sent to the hospital after a shooting in Parlier. According to the Parlier Post, one of the victims is the son of Parlier City Council Member Yolanda Padilla.  Shots were fired at a group sitting on bleachers at Veterans Park, police say.  One victim was air …

Three men were shot Sunday night in a drive-by shooting in Parlier. According to the Parlier Post, one of the victims is the son of Parlier City Council Member Yolanda Padilla.  Police say a car, with 2-to-4 people, pulled up to the three victims around 10:00 p.m. Sunday night in …

People in Parlier say violence is happening far too often because of a police force that is under funded and short handed. The victim of a shooting Thursday evening in Parlier is a man in his 20s. He was air lifted to Community Regional Medical Center after police say he …

A block party was held in Parlier in an effort to make the community stronger in the wake of a tragic gang shooting. Back in February, 16-year-old Brianna Ramirez was shot in the eye by gang gun fire. Saturday, a block party was held on the very street she was …