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Tulare city fire officials are investigating whether electrical wiring or a faulty stove caused a weekend blaze that resulted in $1.5 million worth of damage to a $2 million home.

An Alpaugh man who was trying to stay warm using a propane tank attached to a burner next to his bed, woke up to find his bedroom walls and ceiling on fire early Saturday, according to the Tulare County Fire Department.

Jurors continued their deliberations Thursday in the trial of a 27-year-old suspected gang member accused of shooting another man to death in 2003 in the drive-through of the Mooney Boulevard Jack in the Box.

About 40 gang members were identified and 17 people arrested during a Friday gang sweep in south Tulare County, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department reported.

The wind also caused some major destruction in the South Valley. Firefighters were called to help several homeowners on Avenue 62 and Road 34 in Alpaugh.

During nearly 15 years as a press operator at several Valley newspapers - one with a three-story press that was "built like a battleship" - Robert Hudson became familiar with massive, unwieldy machinery.

Is Proposition 1A a long-needed solution to set aside money in good economic times so the state doesn't have to slash programs and raise taxes in bad years? Or is it essentially a way to get voters to approve $16 billion in additional tax hikes? Depends on whom you ask.

SUNSET UNIFIED PLAN A ALPAUGH PLAN B TIPTON ELEMENTARY PLAN A TULARE JOINT UNION HS DISTRICT PLAN B BUENA VISTA PLAN A WAUKENA ELEM.

Jury selection could last two weeks in the capital murder trial of a suspected gang member accused of shooting a man to death more than six years ago in the drive-through lane of a Visalia Jack-in-the-Box. The trial of Isaac Meraz, 27, of Goshen began Dec.

Tulare Regional Medical Center will have a free H1N1 flu immunization clinic in Alpaugh today.

Nathan Hubbard, 21, Buchanan High School graduate Marine Lance Cpl. Christian Vasquez, 20, of Coalinga Army Cpl.

A man told Tulare County sheriff's deputies one of his fingers was bitten off during a fight Sunday night in Alpaugh.

The proposal to move to a four-day school week in Alpaugh is an intriguing option, with pros and cons.

An Alpaugh man was hospitalized Sunday night after being assaulted by three men, one whom struck him in the head with a beer bottle, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Department.

In Galt and South Lake Tahoe, residents are drinking arsenic with their tap water.

Every weekend, the Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register publish, in print and online, reports of inspections at locations where food is prepared or sold.