By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – Just by adding four words to its zoning ordinance, the Visalia may be able to improve ambulance service to northwestern portions of the city.  At its April 23 meeting, the Visalia Planning Commission was able to improve ambulance response times in Goshen, the industrial park and along Highway 99 by […]

The Great Escape in Clovis will open location in Visalia later this year By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – There’s no escaping that Visalia soon will have its own escape room.  At its April 23 meeting, the Visalia Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit for an escape room company to operate in the office […]

Hospital launches KD*Hub to provide patients easy access to electronic health care records, simplified billing, families with real-time status updates; begins expansion of NICU and ICCU to open spring 2019 By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – Kaweah Delta Medical Center continues to earn recognitions and honors for cutting-edge surgical procedures, state-of-the-art simulation and training programs, as […]

Ruben Tarvez, with the help of two others, stole four cars from four dealerships with fake IDs @TheSunGazette VISALIA – A car thief and his accomplices won’t be driving anywhere any time soon. On April 27, members of the Visalia Police Department Property Crimes Unit arrested 42-year-old Ruben Tarvez of Visalia in the IHOP parking […]

By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – It’s official. Valley Children’s is expanding in Visalia. Zara Arboleda, public relations manager for Valley Children’s, confirmed last week that Valley Children’s Healthcare is in escrow on a property off Highway 99 just south of the city limits. The 6.25-acre property is located south of Avenue 280 (Caldwell Avenue) and […]

Police arrest two suspects in Fresno for attempted murder on April 16 in Visalia @TheSunGazette VISALIA – A 62-year-old man is still alive after being shot several times by a burglar who returned to rob the man’s house for a second time.  The shooting happened at about 10:30 p.m. on April 16 in the 1400 […]

By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – The City of Visalia will solidify its legacy as a Gateway to the Sequoias this Saturday by dedicating one of the few giant sequoia trees located on the Valley floor. Located at the southeast corner of Acequia Avenue and Locust Street at the downtown Visalia Post Office, the Sequoia Legacy […]

By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – The phrase “In God We Trust” initially may have been a call for unity in America, but in government chambers across the country it has become openly divisive.  For the second time in less than a year, the Visalia City Council discussed the possibility of putting up the phrase in […]

@TheSunGazette VISALIA – Some think if they just don’t show up for a court hearing, the police won’t have the manpower to come find them. If your violation is a DUI, don’t count on it.  Visalia Police Department officers, with dozens of outstanding arrest warrants, fanned out into neighborhoods in search of high risk DUI […]

Joseph Baltezor is convicted of molesting the same girl since she was 9 until she was 14 @TheSunGazette VISALIA – A Visalia man was convicted last week of molesting a girl from the time she was 9 until she was 14 years old.  On April 13, a Tulare County jury found Joseph Baltezor, 42, of […]