South Valley

Farmersville city manager announces retirement

Farmersville City Manager Rene Miller will retire June 30, the city said Thursday. Miller was promoted from finance director in 2006 and is credited with leading the city of 10,800 through a period of financial difficulty.

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SOUTH VALLEY

Suspect in Visalia police shootout charged with attempted murder

Luis Avilez, 25, accused in shooting two Visalia police officers last week, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer.
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New Lindsay library ready to be checked out

The city of Lindsay is cutting costs on municipal construction projects -- such as the new library that opens Friday -- by using city workers instead of hiring contractors.
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Young Visalia boys died of pneumonia, autopsy finds

Two boys found dead in their bed in Visalia a week ago today died of pneumonia, Visalia police reported Friday. Both boys were born with a rare birth defect and had health problems.
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Visalians arrested in ID theft

One Visalia resident has been charged and another arrested in an identity-theft case that could involve as many as 50 victims.
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Teenager charged as adult in Cutler-Orosi killings

A 17-year-old arrested in one of four slayings in Cutler and Orosi has been charged as an adult.
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Supreme Court takes up timber dispute

WASHINGTON -- A well-seasoned Sequoia National Forest logging dispute comes to a boil today as the Supreme Court considers when activists can challenge the management of federal lands.
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Workers OK Tulare Co. strike

Tulare County employees represented by Service Employees International Union Local 521 have voted to authorize a strike should negotiations with the county break down, a union spokesman said Friday.
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Orosi, Strathmore schedule recall votes on Nov. 4 ballot

Recall votes will be held in Orosi and Strathmore involving public utilities districts, the Tulare County Elections Office announced Tuesday. Both districts supply drinking water and operate wastewater treatment plants.
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Governor gives in on rail bill

SACRAMENTO -- Breaking his "no budget-no bills" pledge, Gov. Schwarzenegger on Tuesday signed legislation meant to improve the chances of a $9.9 billion high-speed rail bond measure on the Nov. 4 ballot.
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Valley counties still rank among the poorest in the United States

In good economic times or bad, the story never changes in the central San Joaquin Valley -- on average, its residents are among the poorest in California and the nation.