Tag Archives: Tulare

The arrest of the man suspected of being the Golden State Killer shocked the nation last week. 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo is accused of being behind a string of murders, rapes and robberies that have been attributed to a suspect also known as the East Area Rapist and the Original …

Parks Fee Hike The National Park Service has backed off its plan to raise entrance fees at popular parks like Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon to $ 70. Under a revised plan announced Thursday, the new entrance fee would be $ 35.00 starting June 1. The park service says the …

Today marks the final day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Across the United States, it’s estimated that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been physically abused by an intimate partner. Here in the San Joaquin Valley, law enforcement agencies receive 15-20,000 reports of domestic violence each …

Thirty years ago, a bird native to California was on the brink of extinction. Known for its impressive size, the California condor has been the target of recovery efforts ever since. Now, as biologists prepare to release more birds into the wild in Kern County, the recovery program is gaining …

The future of the troubled Tulare Regional Medical Center is in doubt, as the elected board of the public hospital voted last weekend to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. It’s the latest chapter is a years-long fight for control of the hospital, which is run by a private company …

Lion Fire: more info… Updated: September 28, 2017 10:24 am County: Tulare County Location: Golden Trout Wilderness near Lion Meadow. Acres Burned – Containment: 600 Acres –

Pier Fire: more info… Updated: September 01, 2017 8:00 am County: Tulare County Location: Highway 190, east of Springville Acres Burned – Containment: 6,794 acres *** Click the link above for more information on this incident.

Schaeffer Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 21, 2017 1:12 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: June 24, 2017 4:16 pm Administrative Unit: Sequoia National Forest County: Tulare County Location: Within the 2002 McNally wildfire burn area (17 miles north of Kernville) Estimated – Containment: 16,031 acres – 100% contained *** This …

Roadrunner Fire: Updated: August 01, 2017 7:35 am County: Tulare County Location: Road 268 & E. Teapot Dome Ave., 4 miles east of Porterville Acres Burned – Containment: 2,289 acres 90% contained

County: Tulare County Location: Globe Dr, Springville Acres Burned – Containment: 21 acres – 75% contained

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday endorsed an effort to cut the size of Giant Sequoia National Monument by over 70 percent. The proposal to shrink the monument came from Supervisor Steve Worthley, who used to work in the timber industry. He says the Forest Service isn’t doing …