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Royalty all from PHS

Veterans’ Homecoming Court

By ANITA STACKHOUSE-HITE

History was made last month, when, after more than six decades the queen and her court, winners of the 2009 Veterans Homecoming Queen Pageant all came from Porterville High School. It was quite the royal coup, according student activities... Full story

Porterville man found with weapon

A 19-year-old Porterville resident was arrested Thursday night after he was found to be in possession of a fixed blade knife, authorities report. Jamie Silva was riding a bicycle near the 200 block of North Third Street, an area where a recent rash... Full story

Man hallucinates, calls police

A man who allegedly hallucinated that he was being chased by people carrying bats and knives, called police on Thursday and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. Porterville resident... Full story

Federal civil charges to be filed against PPD

A criminal investigation is being conducted

BY JENNA CHANDLER

The family of the 25-year-old Tulare man who was shot dead by a Porterville police officer last month, announced Friday that federal civil rights charges will be pressed against the officer who fired the fatal shot and the Porterville Police... Full story

Second shipment of H1N1 vaccines arrive

BY JENNA CHANDLER

Tulare County received its second shipment of swine flu vaccines late Tuesday, and has distributed the allotments to the three area hospitals, local clinics and other health care providers. A third shipment is expected to arrive in the next few... Full story

Porterville man dies in head on collision

A 29-year-old Porterville man died early Thursday morning after the truck he was riding in collided head on with another vehicle on the Famoso-Porterville Highway. Alejandro Magana was a passenger in a 1995 Ford F-350 being driven by Porterville... Full story

Porterville woman reports water tank theft

A water tank and pump worth $1,988 were recently stolen from property in the 400 block of South Park Street, authorities report. A confidential woman reported the incident to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department at 9 a.m. Thursday. Contact... Full story

Death threats lead to arrest

A Tulare man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened to kill a Porterville resident. Rudy Encines, 30, allegedly sent a text message to Brock Pearson stating “Watch your back” “I’ll kill you,” authorities... Full story

Terra Bella juvenile assaulted with soda can

TERRA BELLA—A juvenile who was walking home from school Thursday was followed by a car, whose occupants threw a soda can at him. The people in the car also yelled profanities and gang slurs, and brandished a weapon, authorities report. The... Full story

Burglar damages fence during Delano break-in

DELANO—The burglar who entered a rural business’s storage yard caused damages totaling $3,000 to a perimeter fence. Sometime between Wednesday and Thursday, the unknown suspect entered into the secured storage yard of Styro Tek Inc. and... Full story

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