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Tulare County Board of Supervisors Chairman Pete Vander Poel will speak at the opening of White River Plaza, that starts at 9:30 a.m. Other guests will include Michael Washam, the county's economic development, and Juan Ortiz, regional manager for AutoZone Corp. The 7.5-acre project at Highway 99 at Ave. 56, is the largest retail development ever ... (more)

The suspect's home in the 1700 block of Spruce Street was searched by deputies from the Pixley Substation.

The branches that will have movies are Alpaugh, Earlimart, Exeter, Ivanhoe, Lindsay, Orosi, Strathmore and Tipton.

Deputies were called just before 7:30 p.m. to the area of Avenue 64 and Road 160 regarding a suspicious circumstance.

On Dec. 9 and 10, 366 volunteers from 21 central San Joaquin Valley churches went into the detention-side pod areas of the campus to present the annual Juvenile Hall Christmas parties for the youths and staff.

Here are some ways you can keep your children engaged in learning while they spend the winter break away from the classroom.

The crash happened around 9:15 p.m. in the northbound lanes between Pixley and Earlimart, the Tulare County Fire Department reported.

Other stops include libraries in Woodlake, Exeter, Lindsay, Strathmore, Porterville, Earlimart, Pixley, and Tulare.

The board of directors of Tulare Regional Medical Center announced Friday that a management company has been hired to run the hospital starting next week.

Seven Tulare County school projects recently received a total of $26,000 in grants, the Paramount Education Programs Team announced.

The hospital is full. The emergency room is full. And even a short stay in either location is expensive -- for you and the hospital, according to local health officials.

Celestino Sanchez Martinez, 45, was pulled over during a traffic stop in the 300 block of East Clay Avenue, just before 5:30 p.m. Deputies report that Martinez displayed symptoms consistent with a drug user, and when his vehicle was searched, deputies found 15 bundles of cocaine, as well as a large amount of cash.

A new Dollar General store in Earlimart will hold a grand opening at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Sexton -- To Jamie and Paul Sexton of Hanford on Feb. 6, a girl, 6 lbs., 4 oz. Saelee -- To Cathy Saelee of Visalia on Feb. 6, a girl, 8 lbs., 5 oz.

A man arrested Friday afternoon after he reportedly tried to steal a tractor turned out to be a suspect in an Earlimart murder case already being sought by Tulare County Sheriff's investigators.

Community Services Employment Training is adding locations in the county to provide tax services in communities that include Exeter, Goshen and Earlimart.

An Earlimart man was found guilty Friday by a Tulare County Superior Court jury of seven counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 as well as other sexual conduct charges with multiple victims.

Tulare County Summer Night Lights, a program designed to curb violence and other negative activity by keeping selected parks and recreational facilities open during the summer months, will offer activities to youth and families in a total of twelve communities this summer.